Name/Title
A Treatise on Stairbuilding and HandrailingEntry/Object ID
2009.002.115Description
Treatise on the art and science of stairbuilding and handrailing, it is "the classic text for joiners, architects and restorers." Reprint of book originally published in 1900, with new additions.
Full title from title page: A treatise on stairbuilding and handrailing containing numerous examples illustrating the construction of the various classes of wood stairs, both for houses and passenger ships, and of stone stairs; with a complete course of handrailing, showing easy, accurate, and economical methods of getting out and preparing wreathed handrails; also an appendix consisting of a short course of plane and descriptive geometry bearing on the subject. Intended for the use of house and ship joiners, masons, builders, architects and for students in technical schools preparing for the examinations of the city and guilds of London Institute and of the Science and Art Department in Carpentry and Joinery and Building Construction.
xxii, 390 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2009.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2009)Acquisition Method
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Stair building, Hand-railingBook Details
Author
Mowat, Alexander, Mowat, WilliamPublisher
Linden Publishing Co.Date Published
1985Call No.
TH5667 .M76 1985ISBN
0941936023LCCN
85006916Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: By William Mowat and Alexander Mowat.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Status: ShelfCreated By
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December 31, 2009Updated By
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April 5, 2023