The New Practical Builder And Workmans Companion Plates

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265950456
Total Pages : 602 pages
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Download or read book The New Practical Builder, and Workman's Companion written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New Practical Builder, and Workman's Companion: Containing a Full Display and Elucidation of the Most Recent and Skilful Methods, Pursued by Architects and Artificers In masonry, the artist will find an' ample detail of1 the methods of cutting stone, illustrated by several plates, answering *to most purposes? Which present themselves. And since the principles laid down In this Work are every where of a general tendency, the judgement of the work man will enable him to apply them wherever difi'icultiesfmay occur. The art.of bricklaying is' but'little connected geometrical lines; since the texture of bricks is Subh as' will 'not admitxof their, being moulded to the the ingenuity of the architect might devise However; in: order to render the present Work complete, and to obviate, as far as possible, every difficulty; several plates' are introduced, illustrative of the various forms of arches, niches, ovens, &c. 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.