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, etc. ; with practical rules and examples, and numerous tables of the scantlings of timber for different purposes, the specific gravities of materials, etc. ; 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 / by Thomas Tredgold.

Main entry:

Tredgold, Thomas, 1788-1829.

Title & Author:

Edition:

7th ed., thoroughly rev. and considerably enl. / by E. Wyndham Tarn.

Publication:

London : C. Lockwood, 1886.

Description:

xx, 323 pages, 61 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, 1 portrait, plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
"With an appendix of specimens of various roofs of iron and stone."
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subject:

Carpentry.
Timber.
Joinery.
Roofs.
Charpenterie.
Bois d'œuvre.
Menuiserie.
Toits.
timber logs.
roofs.

Added entries:

Tarn, E. Wyndham (Edward Wyndham)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 42423
Call No.: W2895; ID:89-B2370
Status: Available

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