joseph moxons mechanick exercises doctrine de moxon forman b m montgomery c f (1 résultats)

Cloth, gilt cover-title and device, 8vo, 21 cm, xxxvii, [9], 352, [16] pp, [26] plates, ills. From the blurb - "The genius of Joseph Moxon has long been overlooked. His Mechanick Exercises, which he began publishing in 1678, revolutionized the manual crafts in England and, in fact, forecast the direction of England's economic development for the next two centuries. By using scientific theory as the basis for a practical handbook, Moxon laid bare methods that had long been the closely guarded secrets of medieval guilds. In Mechanick Exercises, Moxon delineates the techniques, processes, and tools employed in the basic crafts of blacksmithing, joinery, carpentry, turning, bricklaying, and printing. In simple, straightforward prose, keyed to detailed copperplate engravings, he sets forth for contemporary workmen the 'art and mystery' of the crafts. This edition marks the first reprinting of Mechanick Exercises since 1703. Included are six pages from Moxon's Mechanick Dyallying, published in 1697, and eight pages from the 1700 edition of the Exercises. The editors - Charles F. Montgomery and Benno Forman - provide valuable bibliographical notes in addition to a new introduction, table of contents, and captions for the twenty-six original plates." Contents include: Editor's Preface; Introduction; Of Smithing in General; The Art of Joinery; The Art of House-Carpentry; The Art of Turning; The Art of Bricklayers Work; Mechanick Dyalling; Plates. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.