The practical house carpenter, or, Youth's instructor : containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture ... : the whole illustrated, and made perfectly easy, by one hundred and forty-eight copper plates, with explanations to each / by William Pain.

Main entry:

Pain, William, 1730?-1790?

Title & Author:

Edition:

6th ed., with additions.

Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1797.

Description:

[36] p., 146 [i.e. 148] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 24 cm.

Restrictions:

Restrictions: for preservation reasons please request microfilm copy (ID91-B1256).

Notes:
With 146 numbered plates; two additional plates face plates 3 and 65.
Evans 32628
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 1757

Subject:

Architecture Designs and plans.
Architecture Early works to 1800.
Building Details.
Building Early works to 1800.
Carpentry.
Framing (Building)
Architecture Dessins et plans.
Construction Détails.
Construction Ouvrages avant 1800.
Charpenterie.
Architecture Ouvrages avant 1800.
architectural drawings (visual works)
carpentry (process)
Architecture
Building

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings
Early works

Added entries:

Pain, William, 1730?-1790?, engraver.
Dobson, Thomas, 1751-1823, printer.
Youth's instructor.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage 37487
Call No.: NA2515.P3 (2825)
Status: Available

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