The Practical Builder; or Workman's General Assistant

Book

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2006.002.0152

Description

Photocopy of the book (full title): The Practical Builder; or Workman's General Assistant; Showing 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 slewing Jambs, the preparing and making their Soffits; Rules of Carpentry, to find the Length and Backing of Hips strait [sic] 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. In the Newest Taste; with Plans and Elevations of Gentlemen's and Farm-Houses, Barns, &c. 5 leaves, 83 leaves of plates (photocopy)

Collection

Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/Dissertations

Acquisition

Accession

2006.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2006)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Fine arts, Architecture, Architecture--Early works to 1800, Building--Early works to 1800

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

P070

Book Details

Author

Pain, William, 1730-1790

Edition

5th ed., rev'd and corr.

Publisher

I. and J. Taylor

Place Published

Location

London, England

Date Published

1793

Call No.

NA2515 .P185

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Shelf

Books-Pamphlets

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Accompanied by A Catalogue of Modern Books on Architecture, Theoretical, Practical, and Ornamental ... at I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (8 leaves, photocopy).

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Create Date

July 7, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

January 22, 2016