The carpenter's assistant : containing a succinct account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman architecture. Also, a description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite orders; together with specifications, practical rules and tables for carpenters, and a glossary of architectural terms. Embellished with upwards of 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building / by William Brown ...

Main entry:

Brown, William (Architect)

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Publication:

Boston : Edward Livermore, 1854, c1851 (Boston : Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins ; New England Type and Stereotype Foundry)

Description:

iv, [3], 8-148 p., [76] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 29 cm.

Notes:
"revised and and enlarged, with additions on rural architecture; embracing plans, elevations, grounds, &c. &c., of cottages, villas, and farm-buildings; including new and valuable designs for church edifices. By Lewis E. Joy, architect".
"Twentieth thousand".
Hitchcock 219

Subject:

Carpentry.
Architecture Orders.
Architecture Details.
Charpenterie.
Architecture Ordres.
Architecture Détails.

Added entries:

Joy, Lewis E.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 84037
Call No.: 206; ID:85-B11599
Status: Available

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