The Practical Builder: The Classic 18th-Century Handbook - Couverture souple

Pain, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486498417 ISBN 13 : 9780486498416

Editeur : Dover Publications, Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Pain William

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This 1774 guidebook for English carpenters was one of the earliest "do-it-yourself" manuals ever published. The builders' manuals and pattern books of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries offered carpenters and other construction workers important resources for designs and techniques. Those unable to afford an architect's services could feel confident in the good taste of their residence by selecting designs from a pattern book. Employing elementary arithmetic and geometry, the guide's annotated and meticulously rendered engravings depict cross-sections of chimney-pieces, ceilings, cornices, and other architectural details.
William Pain's manual was one of the earliest such works published in the United States. Printed in Philadelphia in 1797, it helped standardize key aspects of Federal architecture and served as a model for construction at George Washington's Mount Vernon home. Reprinted from an original 1774 edition, this is the only available version of a splendid reference for architectural historians and those with an interest in classical architecture.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This 1774 guidebook for English carpenters was one of the earliest do-it-yourself manuals ever published. Designed for those who could not afford an architect s services, the book functioned as a source of construction techniques and design details. Employing elementary arithmetic and geometry, the annotated and meticulously rendered engravings depict cross-sections of chimneypieces, ceilings, cornices, and other architectural details. Reprint of the I. Taylor, London, 1774 edition

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0486498417
• ISBN 13: 9780486498416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie