Elementary principles of carpentry : a treatise on the pressure and equilibrium of timber framing, the resistance of timber, and the construction of floors, centres, bridges, roofs ; uniting iron and stone with timber, etc., with practical rules and examples. To which is added an essay on the nature and properties of timber, including the methods of seasoning, and the causes and prevention of decay, with descriptions of the kinds of wood used in building. Also numerous tables of the scantlings of timber for different purposes, the specific gravities of materials, etc. / Thomas Tredgold.

Main entry:

Tredgold, Thomas, 1788-1829.

Title & Author:

Edition:

5th ed., corr. and considerably enl. / with an appendix, containing specimens of various ancient and modern roofs, by Peter Barlow.

Publication:

London : Lockwood, 1870.

Description:

xxii, 336 pages, 64 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 30 cm

Subject:

Carpentry.
Timber.
Roofs.
Charpenterie.
Bois d'œuvre.
Toits.
roofs.

Added entries:

Barlow, Peter, 1776-1862.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 42306
Call No.: W1517; ID:89-B2274
Status: Available

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