Name/Title
The Practical Builder; or Workman's General AssistantEntry/Object ID
2006.002.0152Description
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/DissertationsAcquisition
Accession
2006.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2006)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Fine arts, Architecture, Architecture--Early works to 1800, Building--Early works to 1800Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
P070Book Details
Author
Pain, William, 1730-1790Edition
5th ed., rev'd and corr.Publisher
I. and J. TaylorDate Published
1793Call No.
NA2515 .P185Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
Books-PamphletsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General 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).Create Date
July 7, 2006Updated By
kemmonsUpdate Date
January 22, 2016