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A supplement to The builder's golden rule: engraved on thirty-four folio copper-plates. By William Pain, Author of the Builder's Golden Rule, and other Pieces
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.LXXXII. [1782]- E-books
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The country builder's estimator or, the architect's companion. For estimating of new buildings, or repairing of old: In a concise and easy Method, entirely new; and of Use to Gentlemen, or their Stewards; Master-Workmen, Artificers, or any Person that undertakes or lets out work. Wherein The several Artificers Works concerned in Building, and every Article belonging to each of them are fully, distinctly, and separately considered; and the Prices thereof inserted, not only of the Workmanship, but of the Materials also, and what Quantity of Materials are required to the Performance thereof; with the Manner of taking Dimensions, Measuring and Valuing the same. Also a new method to show what light is proper for any room, and the Proportion that the Windows, Chimnies, and Funnels ought to have by a Universal Rule. To which is added, several new tables, (never before published) for the valuing of oak, or any other Timber that is squared and cut to any Scantling or size fit for Building. By William Salmon, jun. Of Colchester in Essex. The fourth edition. Carefully revised and corrected, with many large Additions and Alterations interspersed thoughout the Whole. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1752- E-books
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Advertisement. On the Banks of the Spey, a little west of Castle-Grant, ..
Grant, Ludovick, Sir, 1707-1773.Date: 1765]- E-books
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A State of the expence of building Ramsgate Harbour, upon the contracted plan
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The builder's golden rule , or the youth's sure guide: containing the greatest variety of ornamental and useful designs in architecture and carpentry With the most ready practical Methods of executing the same, from the Plan to the ornamental Finish, in the most prevailing modern Taste. The whole correctly engraved, on 100 copper-plates, with a full explanation in letter-press. To which is added, a list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only, with References to the respective Designs. By William Pain, Author of the British Palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- E-books
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The country builder's estimator or the architect's companion, for estimating of new buildings, or repairing of old; In a Concise and Easy Method, Entirely New, And of Use to Gentlemen or their Stewards, Master-Workmen, Artificers, or any Person that undertakes or lets out Work. Wherein The several Artificers Works concerned in Building, and every Article belonging to each of them are fully, distinctly, and separately considered, and the Prices thereof inserted, not only of the Workmanship, but of the Materials also, and what Quantity of Materials are required to the Performance thereof; with the Manner of taking Dimensions, Measuring and Valuing the same. Also, A New Method to shew what Light is proper for any Room, and the Proportion that the Windows, Chimnies, and Funnels, ought to have, by a Universal Rule. To which is added, Several New Tables, (never before published) for the Valuing of Oak, or any other Timber that is squared and cut to any Scantling or Size fit for Building. By William Salmon, Jun. Of Colchester in Essex. The eighth edition. Carefully revised and corrected, with many large Additions and Alterations interspersed throughout the Whole. By John Green, Architect, in Salisbury.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- E-books
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The country builder's estimator Or, The architect's companion. For estimating of new buildings, or repairing of old: in a concise and easy method, entirely new; and of use to gentlemen or their stewards; master-workmen, artificers, or any person that undertakes or lets out work. Wherein the several artificer's works concerned in building, and every article belonging to each of them are fully, distinctly, and separately considered; and the prices thereof inserted, not only of the workmanship, but of the materials also, and what quantity of materials are required to the performance thereof; with the manner of taking dimensions, measuring and valuing the same. Also, a new method to shew what light is proper for any room, and the proportion that the windows, chimnies, and funnels ought to have by a universal rule. To which is added, several new tables, (never before published) for the valuing of Oak, or any other timber that is squared and cut to any scantling or size fit for building. By William Salmon, Jun. of Colchester in Essex. The seventh edition. Carefully revised and corrected, with many large additions and alterations interspersed throughout the whole. By E. Hoppus, surveyor.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1759- Books
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Arts improvement: or, Choice experiments and observations in building, husbandry, gardening, mechanicks, chimistry, painting, japaning, varnishing, guilding, inlaying, embossing, carving, preserving several things in their natural shape and colour : And in other arts and sciences profitable and pleasant. Extracted from the most celebrated authors in several languages; manuscripts, experiments communicated by several ingenious gentlemen, and the author's own experience. / By T.S.
Neve, RichardDate: 1703- E-books
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The rudiments of architecture or, The young workman's instructor . In two parts. Part first, containing the five orders of columns entire, with frontispieces, doors, windows, porticoes, intercolumniations, and arcades, suited to each; rustic doors and windows; block and cantaliver cornices; ru...; quoins; the manner of constructing brick and stone arches; centuring for groins and vaulting; stairs, twisted rails, roofs and domes; inspectional scales, tables, &c. Directions for drawing plans and elevations with Indian ink. Likewise, the French and Spanish orders. Part second, containing geometry; the mensuration of solids and superficies; plain trigonometry, and surveying of land. With twenty-four elegant designs of buildings, the most of which have been actually executed in North Britain. To which is added, The builder's dictionary: included for those whose time will not allow them to attend teachers. The third edition, corrected. Illustrated with upwards of three hundred and seventy-three examples, accurately engraven upon fifty large copper-plates.
Date: M.DCC.XCIX. [1799]- E-books
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The builders compleat assistant , or a library of arts and sciences, absolutely necessary to be understood by builders and workmen in general. Viz. I. Arithmetick, Vulgar and Decimal in whole Numbers and Fractions. II. Geometry, Lineal, Superficial and Solid. III. Architecture, Universal. IV. Mensuration. V. Plain Trigonometry. VI. Surveying of Land, &c. Vii. Mechanick Powers. Viii. Hydrostaticks. Illustrated by above Thirteen Hundred Examples of Lines, Superficies, Solids, Mouldings, Pedestals, Columns, Pilasters, Entablatures, Pediments, Imposts, Block Cornices, Rustick Quoins, Frontispieces, Arcades, Portico's, &c. Proportioned By Modules and Minutes, According to Andrea Palladio. And by Equal Parts. Likewise, great Varieties of Trussed Roofs, Timber Bridges, Centerings, Arches, Groins, Twisted Rails, Compartments, Obelisques, Vases, Pedestals for Busto's, Sun-Dials, Fonts, &c. and Methods for raising heavy Bodies by the Force of Levers, Pulleys, Axis in Peritrochio, Screws, and Wedges; as also Water, by the common Pump, Crane, &c. Wherein The Properties, and Pressure of the Air, on Water, &c. is explained. The whole exemplified by 77 large quarto copper-plates. By B. Langley.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: [1738]- E-books
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Pain's British Palladio or, the builder's general assistant. Demonstrating, in the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the ground plan to the ornamental finish. Illustrated with Several New and Useful Designs of Houses, with their Plans, Elevations, and Sections. Also, Clear and Ample Instructions, annexed to each Subject, in Letter-Press; with a List of Prices for Materials and Labour, and Labour only. This Work will be universally useful to all Carpenters, Bricklavers, Masons, Joiners, Plaisterers, and others, concerned in the several Branches of Building, &c. comprehending the following Subjects, viz. Plans, Elevations, and Sections, of Gentlemen's Houses. Designs for Doors, Chimneys, and Ceilings, with their proper Embellishments, in the most modern Taste. A great Variety of Mouldings, for Base and Surbase Architraves, Imposts, Friezes, and Cornices, with their proper Ornaments, for Practice, drawn to Half-Size: To which are added, Seales for enlarging or lessening at Pleasure, if required. Also, Great Variety of Stair-Cases; shewing the practical Method of executing them, in any Case required, viz. Groins, Angle-Brackets, Circular Circular Flewing and Winding Soffits, Domes, Sky-Lights, &c. all made plain and easy to the meanest Capacity. The Proportion of Windows for the Light to Rooms. Preparing Foundations; the Proportion of Chimneys to Rooms, and Sections of Flews. The principal Timbers properly laid out on each Plan, viz. the Manner of sraming the Roofs, and finding the Length and Backing of Hips, either square or hevel. Scantlings of the Timbers, figured in Proportion to their Bearing. The Method for trussing Girders, Searsing Plates, &c. And many other Articles, particularly useful to all Persons in the Building Profession. The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, from the original designs of William and James Pain.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]- E-books
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The builder's chest-book or, a complete key to the five orders in architecture. Wherein, by Way of Dialogue, the Etymology, Characters, Proportions, Profiles, Ornaments, Measures and Dispositions of the Members of their several Columns and Entablature are distinctly consider'd and explain'd with respect to the Practice of Palladio. Together With the Manner of drawing the Geometrical Elevation of the Five Orders of Columns, and to measure the several Parts of Buildings in general. By B. Langley. The second edition, much improv'd. To which is added, Geometrical rules made easy for the use of mechanicks concern'd in buildings : Containing, New and Infallible Methods, for Striking out from proper Centers, the Groyns of Arches regular and irregular, the Angle Brackets of Coves, Crowns of Beaufets circular or elliptick. With many other useful Problems relating to all Curve Lines introduc'd in Building Also, An Essay, on the Nature and Properties of Arches in general, mechanically consider'd; exemplified by several Geometrical Figures, demonstrating their Properties and Powers. With some remarks on the intended bridge at Westminster. The Whole design'd chiefly for the Information and Use of all Gentlemen, Builders, Artificers, &c. By Isaac Gadsdon.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: 1739- E-books
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Palladio Londinensis or, the London art of building. In three parts. I. Containing a demonstration of all the geometrical problems which are necessary to describe Squares, Circles, Ovals, Polygons, Arches, and Groins. The most approved Methods for Mensuration of Superficies, and Solids, applied to the Measurement of all Sorts of Artificers Works concerned in Building. The Prices of the Labour and Materials, of the several Kinds of Works performed by Diggers, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Smiths, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Glasiers, Painters, and Paviours; with Directions for making an Estimate of the Expence of any Fabric, great or small. The Prices of all Sorts of Iron-Work: viz. Nails, and what each Sort ought to weigh. The Prices of Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Latches, &c. Axes, Hammers, Saws, Chizzels, Augers, &c. II. Containing plain and easy Directions for the Construction of the Five Orders Of Architecture, with their several Pedestals, Columns, and Entablatures, accurately described; and a Parallel drawn between this and Mr. Gibbs's Method, and that of the Builder's Repository; shewing how the Orders are to be used over each other; with their Intercolumniations, &c. A large Variety of Frontispieces and Doors, suited to each Order; the Proportion of Windows, Piers for Gates, Obelisks, Block Cornices, with the Proportion of Rooms, Cieling-Pieces, Frets; also Chinese Latice-Works for Pailings, Gates, Hatches, &c. An easy and entirely New Method of finding the exact Module or Diameter for the erecting Columns or Pilasters Three several Ways in a just Proportion. 1. Arithmetically. 2. Geometrically, by Scale and Compass. 3. Inspectionally, by a Table; which shews, in Proportion to any Height given, the exact Diameter; also how to calculate the Diameter of the Orders, according to the Proportions laid down by Mr. Gibbs, or any other Author. And also the Method of Reducing any Module or Diameter (from 6 to 24 Inches) into Feet and Inches, by a New Inspectional Table; whereby the Trouble of dividing a Module into Minutes is avoided, and the Whole performed by the common two Foot Rule. III. Copiously treating of the several kinds of stair-cases; the various Forms of their twisted Rails: Also the best Rules, with Variety of Examples for Forming, Framing, and Trussing all Manner of Roofs for Buildings, Publick or Private, though the Plan be Square or Bevel. With a Collection of the Ground Rules necessary to be observed in Architecture and Building. The whole illustrated with fifty-four copper plates. To which is annexed The builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1762- E-books
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Palladio Londinensis or, the London art of building. In three parts. ... The whole illustrated with fifty-four copper plates. To which is annexed, the builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1755- E-books
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The Rudiments of architecture; or, The young workman's instructor . Part First, containing the five orders of columns entire, with frontispieces, doors, windows, porticoes, intercolumniations, and arcades, suited to each; rustick doors and windows; block and camtaliver cornices; rustick quoins; the manner of constructing brick and stone-arches; centering for groins and vaulting; stairs, twisted rails, roofs, and domes; inspectional scales, tables, &c. Directions for drawing plans and elevations with Indian ink: likewise, the French and Spanish orders. Part second, containing geomety; the mensuration of solids and superficies; plain trigonometry, and surveying of land. To which is added, the builder's dictionary. Intended for those whose time will not allow them to attend teachers. Illustrated with upwards of 350 examples, accurately engraved upon thirty-seven large copper-plates.
Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- E-books
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Pain's British Palladio or, the builder's general assistant. Demonstrating in the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the ground plan to the ornamental finish. Illustrated With Several New and Useful Designs of Houses, with their Plans, Elevations, and Sections. Also, Clear and Ample Instructions, annexed to each Subject, in Letter-Press; with a List of Prices for Materials and Labour, and Labour only. This Work will be universally useful to all Carpenters, Bricklayers, Masons, Joiners, Plaisterers, and others, concerned in the several Branches of Building, &c. comprehending the following Subjects, viz. Plans, Elevations, and Sections, of Gentlemen's Houses. Designs for Doors, Chimneys, and Ceilings, with their proper Embellishments, in the most modern Taste. A great Variety of Mouldings, for Base and Surbase Architraves, Imposts, Friezes, and Cornices, with their proper Ornaments, for Practice, drawn to Half-Size: To which are added, Scales for enlarging or lessening at Pleasure. Also, great Variety of Stair-Cases; shewing the practical Method of executing them, in any Case required, viz. Groins, Angle-Brackets, Circular Circular Flewing and Winding Soffits, Domes, Sky-Lights, &c. all made plain and easy to the meanest Capacity. The Proportion of Windows for the Light to Rooms. Preparing Foundations; the Proportion of Chimneys to Rooms, and Sections of Flews. The principal Timbers properly laid out, on each Plan, viz. the Manner of framing the Roofs, and finding the Length and Backing of Hips, either square or bevel. Scantlings of the Timbers, figured in Proportion to their Bearing. The Method for trussing Girders, Scarfing Plates, &c. And many other Articles, particularly useful to all Persons in the Building Profession. The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, fro the original designs of William and James Pain.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- E-books
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The country builder's estimator or, the architect's companion. For estimating of new buildings, or repairing of old: In a concise easy Method, intirely New; and of Use to Gentlemen, or their Stewards; Master-Workmen, Artificers, or any Person that undertakes or letts-out Work. Wherein The several Artificers Works concerned in Building, and every Article belonging to each of them are fully, distinctly, and separately considered; and the prices thereof inserted, not only of the Workmanship, but of the Materials also, and what Quantity of Materials are required to the Performance thereof; with the Manner of taking Dimensions, Measuring and Valuing the same. Also a new method to shew what light is proper for any room, and the Proportions that the Windows, Chimnies and Furness ought to have by a Universal Rule. To which is added, several new tables, (never before published) for the valuing of oak, or any other Timber that is squared and cut to any Scaneling or Size fit for Building. By William Salmon, jun. Of Colchester, in Essex. The second edition. Carefully revised and corrected, with many large Additions and Alterations interspersed throughout the Whole. By E. Hoppus, Surveyor.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1737- E-books
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Palladio Londinensis or, the London art of building. In three parts. I. Containing a demonstration of all the geometrical problems which are necessary to describe Squares, Circles, Ovals, Polygons, Arches, and Groins. The most approved Methods for Mensuration of Superficies and Solids, applied to the Measurement of all Sorts of Artificers Works concerned in Building. The Prices of the Labour and Materials of the several Kinds of Works performed by Diggers, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Smiths, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Glasiers, Painters, and Paviours; with Directions for making an Estimate of the Expence of any Fabric, great or small. The Prices of all Sorts of Iron work; viz. Nails, and what each Sort ought to weigh. The Prices of Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Latches, &c. Axes, Hammers, Saws, Chizzles, Augers, &c. II. Containing plain and easy Directions for the Construction of the Five Orders of Architecture, with their several Pedestals, Columns, and Entablatures, accurately described; and a Parallel drawn between this and Mr. Gibbs's Method, and that of the Builder's Repository; shewing how the Orders are to be used over each other; with their Intercolumniations, &c. A large Variety of Frontispieces and Doors, suited to each Order; the Proportion of Windows, Piers for Gates, Obelisks, Block Cornices, with the Proportion of Rooms, Cieling-Pieces, Frets; also Chinese Lattice-Works for Pailings, Gates, Hatches, &c. An easy and entirely New Method of finding the exact Module or Diameter for the erecting Columns or Pilasters Three several Ways in a just Proportion. I. Arithmetically. 2. Geometrically, by Scale and Compass. 3. Inspectionally, by a Table; which shews, in Proportion to any Height given, the exact Diameter; also how to calculate the Diameter of the Orders, according to the Proportions laid down by Mr. Gibbs, or any other Author. And also the Method of Reducing any Module or Diameter (from 6 to 24 Inches) into Feet and Inches, by a New Inspectional Table; whereby the Trouble of dividing a Module into Minutes is avoided, and the whole performed by the common two Foot Rule. III. Copiously treating of the several kinds of staircases; the various Forms of their twisted Rails: Also the best Rules, with Variety of Examples, for Forming, Framing, and Trussing all Manner of Roofs for Buildings, Publick or Privatc, though the Plan be Square or Bevel. With a Collection of the Ground-Rules necessary to be observed in Architecture and Building. The Whole illustrated with Fifty-Four Copper-Plates. To which is annexed, The builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, ca. 1703-1779.Date: 1767- E-books
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The practical house carpenter or, youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; As Centring for Groins, Niches, &c. Examples for Roofs, Sky-Lights, &c. The Five Orders laid down by a new Scale. Mouldings, &c. at large, with their Enrichments. Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Houses for Town and Country, Lodges, Hot-Houses, Green-Houses, Stables, &c. Design for a Church, with Plan, Elevation, and Two Sections; an Altar-Piece, and Pulpit. Designs for Chimney-Pieces, Shop-Fronts, Door-Cases. Section of a Dining-Room and Library. Variety of Stair-Cases: with many other important Articles and useful Embellishments. To which is added, A list of prices for materials and labour, labour only, and day prices. The whole illustrated, and made perfectly easy, by 148 copper-plates, with Explanations to each. By William Pain, Author of the Practical Builder, and British Palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: 1799- E-books
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Salutary admonitions to the dissenters, in a letter, to Thomas Rogers. Esq. Chairman of the committee . For the establishment of a New Academical Institution.
Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- E-books
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The builders price-book containing a correct list of the prices allowed by the most eminent surveyors in London, to the several artificers concerned in building. A new edition; corrected, with great additions, by an experienced surveyor.
Experienced surveyorDate: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]
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Description abregée des principaux arts et metiers et des instrumens qui leurs sont propres. Le tout détaillée par figures / [Anon].
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine GuélardDate: [1743]- E-books
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A key to civil architecture or, the universal British builder. Containing the principles and properties of building clearly demonstrated, with Illustrations and Definitions, both Theoretical and Practical; and a Dissertation on the Sciences appertaining thereto, as well as the Kindred Requisites of Strength, Convenience, Propriety and Beauty. Also a strict enquiry into the present manner of building and Mode of Finishing, and how far the Taste is consistent with Symmetry and found Reason: Likewise A New Criterion, or Universal Estimator; In which are considered the Quantity and Quality of Materials adequate to the Execution of any Building; their exact Value wherever appropriated; the real and universal Price assigned, proved by the Labour which is required to every Job; and practical Remarks on all the different Branches of a Building, especially on Joiners Works; where the most irksome and difficult Parts are considered and reduced to familiar Practice, by the most judicious and approved Methods. The Principles, Properties, and Consequence of all Sorts of Stairs defined, both with respect to Plans and Execution, as well as the Manner of gluing up all Kinds of Hand-Rails. The Manner and Method of measuring the different Artificers Works, as practised by the most eminent Surveyors, with their Prices to each Work. - Also, the Masters Prices, and a Schedule of Prices for Task-Masters. To which is added, A treatise of arithmetick, Extraction of the Roots, Duodecimals, Mensuration of Superficies and Solids, round and square Timber, &c. with Explanations and Reasons for the Rules. The second edition, corrected, with the addition of two useful plates on the construction of stair cases. By Thomas Skaife, P.A.
Skaife, ThomasDate: 1776- E-books
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A Subscription for promoting the establishment of the Dublin Hospital in Smock-alley
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