The practical builder or, Workman's general assistant: shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building, as, the use of the tramel for groins, angle-brackets, niches, &c.: semi-circular arc

Pain, William; Taylor, Isaac

Published by Recreasoft, Paris, 2026

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Language: English. Approximately 194 pages. Printed on premium paper. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1774. This modern reproduction of The practical builder or, Workman's general assistant: shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building, as, the use of the tramel for groins, angle-brackets, niches, &c.: semi-circular arches on flewing jambs, the preparing and making their soffits: rules of carpentry: to find the length and backing of hips, strait or curved, trusses for roofs, domes, &c.: trussing of girders, sections of floors, &c.: the proportion of the five orders in their general and particular parts, gluing of columns, stair-cases with their ramp and twist rails, fixing the carriages, newels, &c.: frontispieces, chimney-pieces, ceilings, cornices, architraves, &c. in the newest taste: with plans and elevations of gentlemens and farm-houses, barns, &c. by Pain, William, 1730?-1790?; Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807 makes an old or rare text available for consultation, bibliographic research, and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual.

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• Title: The practical builder or, Workman's general assistant: shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building, as, the use of the tramel for groins, angle-brackets, niches, &c.: semi-circular arc
• Publisher: Recreasoft, Paris
• Publication Date: 2026
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: New