An Improved And Enlarged Edition Of Biddles Young Carpenters Assistant

Author : John Haviland
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333276867
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book An Improved and Enlarged Edition of Biddle's Young Carpenter's Assistant written by John Haviland and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Improved and Enlarged Edition of Biddle's Young Carpenter's Assistant: Being a Complete System of Architecture for Carpenters, Joiners, and Workmen in General; Adapted to the Style of Building in the United States Having been for some time past in the practice of teaching the Rudiments of Architecture, I have experienced much inconvenience, for want of suitable books on the subject. All that have yet appeared, have been written by foreign authors, who have adapted their examples and observations almost entirely to the style of build ing in their respective countries, which in many instances differs very materially from ours. Hence the American Student of Architecture has been taxed with the purchase of books, two-thirds of the contents of which were, to him, unnecessary when, at the same time, in a large and expensive volume of this kind, he has not always been able to find the information wanted. Nothing on Architecture has heretofore appeared in this Country, where the field for improvement in every useful art and science is, perhaps, more extensive than in any other. Why there has not, appears to me matter of surprise, whilst we have among us men of talents, fully acquainted with the subject; some of whom are also men of leisure. Perhaps they have not viewed the subject in the same light, or given to it the same degree of importance, that I have. For my part, I can con ceive of few objects of more consequence, in a new and improving country like our own, as it regards our health and convenience, or as it may gratify the fancy, than the proper construction and building of our houses: whence I conclude it a matter of interest, not only meriting the attention of every Carpenter, but of every man who has time and inclination to devote to the study, and more especially such as may have occasion to build. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.