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Supplement to Pain's Builder's companion, on twenty-five folio copper-platesContaining a great variety of mouldings, etc. at large for practical use; with the method of finding the centers of curved lines for mouldings in general

Printed for author by Robert Sayer1761-01-01

The builder's companion, and workman's general assistantdemonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish : illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published : with clear and ample instructions ... : the whole correctly engraven on 102 folio copper-plates, containing upwards of seven hundred designs ...

Printed for the author, and Robert Sayer ...1762-01-01

The builder's pocket-treasure, or, Palladio delineated and explained, in such a manner as to render that most excellent author plain and intelligible to the meanest capacityin which not only the theory but the practical part of architecture has been carefully attended to : illustrated with new and useful designs ... neatly and correctly engraved on forty-four copper plates, with printed explanations to face each plate

Printed for W. Owen ...1763-01-01

The builder's pocket-treasureor, Palladio delineated and explained, in such a manner as to render that most excellent author plain and intelligible ... By William Pain. Engraved by Isaac Taylor.Second edition, with an appendix of eleven copper plates, with explanations.

printed for W. Owen1766-01-01

The builder's companionand workman's general assistant; demonstrating, ... all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish; ... The whole correctly engraved on 92 folio copper-plates, containing upwards of seven hundred designs ... By William Pain, ...The third edition, with many improvements and additions by the author.

printed for Robert Sayer1769-01-01

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The practical builder or, Workman's general assistantshewing 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

Printed for I. Taylor at the Bible and Crown, in Holborn, near Chancery-Lane1774-01-01

The practical builderor workman's general assistant: shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building, ... With plans and elevations of gentlemans and farm-houses, yards, barns, &c. By William Pain, ... Engraved on eighty-three plates.

printed for I. Taylor1774-01-01

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;...

printed for I. Taylor, at the Bible and Crown, in Holbourn, near Chancery-Lane1778-01-01

The carpenter's and joiner's repository ..

publisher not identified1778-01-01

The practical builderor workman's general assistant; shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building ... rules of carpentry ... : with plans and elevations of gentlemens' and farm-houses, yards, barns, &c

printed for I. Taylor1778-01-01

The carpenter's and joiner's repositoryor, a new system of lines and proportions for doors, windows, chimnies, cornices & mouldings, ... By W. Pain, joiner. Engraved on sixty-nine copper-plates.

printed for the author; and sold by I. Taylor1778-01-01

The carpenter's and joiner's repository, or, A new system of lines and proportions for doors, windows, chimnies, cornices & mouldings, for finishing of rooms, &c. &ca great variety of staircases, on a plan entirely new, and easy to be understood : circular circular [sic] soffits, slewing and winding, in strait and circular walls, groins, angle brackets, circular and elliptical skylights, and the method of squaring and preparing their circular bars, shop fronts, &c

Printed for the author, and sold by I. Taylor ...1778-01-01

The carpenter's and joiner's repository; or, A new system of lines and proportions for doors, windows, chimnies, cornices & mouldings, for finishing of rooms, &cA great variety of staircases, on a plan entirely new ... Circular circular [sic] soffits, slewing and winding, in strait and circular walls, groins, angle brackets, circular and elliptical skylights; and the method of squaring and preparing their circular bars, shop-fronts, &c

Printed for the author, and sold by I. Taylor1778-01-01

The builder's golden rule.

s.n.1781-01-01

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The carpenter's pocket directorycontaining, the best methods of framing timber buildings of all figures and dimensions, with their several parts ... : with the plan and section of a barn : engraved on twenty-four plates, with explanations, forming the most complete and useful work of the kind yet published

Printed for I. Taylor ...1781-01-01

The builder's golden rule, or, The youth's sure guidecontaining the greatest variety of ornamental and useful designs in architecture and carpentry : to which is added, an estimate of prices

Printed for the author by H.D. Steel1781-01-01

A supplement to the Builder's golden ruleengraved on thirty-four folio copperplates

Printed for and sold by the author, no. 3, Little Red-Lion Court ...1782-01-01

The practical measurer, or youth's instructorcontaining instructions for measuring all kinds of superficies and solids, by feet and inches and by decimals; ... With every other particular necessary for the information of the workman, the builder, &c. To which are added, plain and easy rules for measuring land, gauging, &c. By William Pain, ...

printed for the author1783-01-01

The builder's pocket-treasure, or, Palladio delineated and explainedin such a manner as to render that most excellent author plain an dintelligible to the meanest capacity ... illustrated with new and useful designs of frontispieces, chimney-pieces. &c. ... and a table of scantlings ... the whole neatly and correctly engraved on forty-four copper plates : with printed explanations to face each plateA new ed., with an appendix of eleven copper plates, and explanations.

Printed for W. Owen1785-01-01

Pain's British Palladioor The builder's general assistant; demonstrating ... all the principal rules of architecture ... engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates

printed by H.D. Steel for the authors1786-01-01

Pain's British Palladio, or, The builder's general assistantdemonstrating, in the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the ground plan to the ornamental finish. Illustrated with several new and useful designs of houses, with their plans, elevations, and sections. Also, clear and ample instruction annexed to each subject, in letter-press; with a list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only ...

H.D. Steel1786-01-01

Pain's British Palladioor, the builder's general assistant. Demonstrating, in the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the ground plan to the ornamental finish. ... The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, from the original designs of William and James Pain.

printed by H. D. Steel, for the authors1786-01-01

The practical house carpenter, or, The youth's instructorcontaining a great variety of mouldings at large for practice, with their proper embellishments, two designs for gentlemen's houses, with their plans, elevations, and sections : likewise a great variety of stair-case work, laid down to a very large scale for practice : to which is added a treatise on Gothic architecture, with columns, entablatures, frontispieces, chimney pieces, shop fronts, ceilings, &c. ... : all laid down in a plain and practical manner for practice : Engraved on thirty-four folio copper platesThe 2nd ed., with additions.

Printed for, and sold by the author1788-01-01

The practical house carpenter, or, Youth's instructorcontaining a great variety of useful design in carpentry and architecture : the five orders laid down by an entire new scale : with frontispieces, chimney pieces, stair cases, and mouldings at large : with their proper embellishments for practice : plans, elevations, and sections, for town and country houses : printed on fifty-four quarto copper plates, with explanations to face each plate2nd ed. / with large additions and a list of prices.

Printed for the Author1789-01-01

The practical house carpenteror, The youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture, the five orders laid down by an entire new scale, with frontispieces, chimney pieces, stair cases, and mouldings at large, with their proper embellishments for practice. Plans, elevations, and sections, for town and country houses.The 3d ed., with large additions, and a list of prices.

The Author1790-01-01

The practical builder, or Workman's general assistantshewing 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, straight or curved; trusses for roofs, doomes [sic], &c. trussing of girders, sections of floors, &c. The proportion of the five orders, in their general and particular parts:--glewing 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 gentlemen's and farm-houses, barns, &c. : Engraved on eighty-three platesThe fourth edition, / revised and corrected by the author William Pain, architect and joiner

Printed and sold by John Norman, no. 75 Newbury Street.1792-01-01

The carpenter's and joiner's repository, or, A new system of lines and proportions for doors, windows, chimnies, cornices, and mouldings for finishing rooms, &c. &c.a great variety of stair-cases, on a plan entirely new, and easy to be understood : circular circular soffits ... shop-fronts, &c.A new edition.

Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ...Willian Pain1792-01-01

The builder's sketch book; or, The youth's pocket companioncontaining a great variety of out-line sketches in carpentry and architecture ... To which is added, A list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only

Printed for the author1793-01-01

The builder's pocket treasureIn which not only the theory, but the practical parts of architecture are carefully explainedNew ed.

Printed for I. & J. Taylor1793-01-01

The builder's sketch bookor, The youth's pocket companion; containing a great variety of out-line sketches in carpentry and architecture, with a design for one house in suit for town or country, the whole adapted to practice, for the benefit of youth, at their first beginning to draw in architecture. Printed on 54 octavo copper plates, with full explanations in letter press, to face each plate. To which is added, A list of prices for materials and labour, and labour onlyThe second edition. With many improvements and additions by the author.

Printed for and sold by the author1794-01-01

The practical house carpenter, or, Youth's instructorcontaining a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture ... : to which is added a list of the price of carpenters' work : the whole illustrated and made perfectly easy by 148 copper plates, with explanations to eachThe first American, from the fifth London, edition, with additions.

Printed and sold by William Norman ...1796-01-01

The carpenter's pocket directorycontaining the best methods of framing timber buildings of all figures and dimensions, with their several parts, as floors, roofs in ledgment, their lengths and backings; trussed roofs, spires, and domes; trussing-girders, partitions, and bridges, with abutments; centering for arches, vaults, &c. cutting stone ceilings, groins, &c. with their moulds; centers for drawing Gothic arches, ellipses, &c. &c. : With the plan and sections of a barn. : Engraved on twenty-four plates, with explanations, forming the most complete and useful work of the kind yet published

Published by J.H. Dobelbower and J. Thackara.1797-01-01

The builder's companion demonstrating all the principal rules of architecturea reprint of the hand-book

Russell F. Whitehead1931-01-01

Decorative details of the eighteenth century

Tiranti1946-01-01

British palladio

Gregg International1969-01-01

The carpenter's pocket directory, containing the best methods of framing timber buildings ...

J.H. Dobelbower and J. Thackara1973-01-01

The builder's pocket-treasure, in which not only the theory, but the practical parts of architecture are carefully explained ...New ed.

W. Norman1973-01-01

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