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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. by Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for Stanley Crowder and Co. at the Looking-Glass, over-against St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge 1759
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1759 SALMON.
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The British architect or, the builder's treasury of stair-cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious Method of drawing the Five Orders, than has hitherto been published, by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts, free from those troublesome Divisions call'd Aliquot Parts. Shewing also how to giue up their Columns and Capitals. II. Likewise Stair-Cases, (those most useful, ornamental, and necessary Parts of a Building, though never before sufficiently described in any Book, Ancient or Modern); shewing their most convenient Situation, and the Form of their Ascending in the most grand Manner: With a great Variety of curious Ornaments, whereby any Gentleman may fix on what will suit him best, there being Examples of all Kinds; and necessary Directions for such Persons as are unacquainted with that Branch. III. Designs of Arches, Doors, and Windows. IV. A great Variety of New and Curious Chimney-Pieces, in the most elegant and modern Taste. V. Corbels, Shields, and other beautiful Decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary Rules of Carpentry; with the Manner of Truss'd Roofs, and the Nature of a splay'd circular Soffit, both in a streight and circular Wall, never published before. Together with Raking Cornices, Groins, and Angle Brackets, described. The Whole being illustrated with upwards of One Hundred Designs and Examples, curiously engraved by the best Hands on Sixty Folio Copper-Plates. By Abraham Swan, Architect by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for and sold by the author, near the George in Portland Street, Cavendish Square; by Mr. Meadows, over-against the Royal-Exchange; Messrs Hitch and Hawes, in Pater-Noster Row; and H. Piers and Partner at the Bible and Crown, in High Holborn M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: FOLIO 1758 SWAN.
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The london prices of bricklayers materials and works both of new buildings and repairs, justly ascertained: and the common exactions and abuses therein detected Interspersed with Rules for Estimating, Performing and Measuring all Kinds of Plain, Circular, Elliptical, Gothick, Spherical, Spheroidical, Conical and Pyramidical Brick-Works: wherein The Abutments of all Sorts of Arches, And the Manner of Building Brick-Flooring for the prevention of Fire, is clearly explained. The Whole Arithmetically and Geometrically Demonstrated. With a great Variety of Designs for Plain and Rusticated Piers, for Gates, Piazzas, &c. Written for the Use of Gentlemen, Stewards and Workmen in General, and particularly for such Landlords and Tenants who are subject to the Repairs of Buildings. By Batty Langley, architect. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for Archimedes Langley, in Meard's-Court, Dean-Street, Soho 1748
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: PRICE OCTAVO 1748 LANGLEY.
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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 by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for Richard Ware, at the Bible and Sun, in Amen-Corner, near Pater-Noster-Row [1738]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1738 LANGLEY VOL 1, ...
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The city and country purchaser's and builder's dictionary or, the complete builder's guide. Containing An Explanation of all the Terms of Art used by Workmen; as also what is necessary to be known in the Art of Building, as well by Gentlemen, as Artificers of Every Denomination. In the following Useful Particulars, viz. The Qualities, Quantities, Proportions, and Value of all Materials used in Building. The best Method of preparing those Materials. The Methods of Measuring most Sorts of Artificers Work. The City and Country Prices of Workmanship. Aphorisms, or Rules necessary to be observed in Building, as to Situation, Contrivance, Compactness, Uniformity, Conveniency, Firmness, Form, &c. Estimates of the Expence of Building any Fabrick, great or small. Rules for the Valuation of Houses. Rules to be observed in Repairs, &c. The Propagation and Culture of such Trees, as are used in Building, and planted as well for Ornament as Profit, with the Soils and Management proper for each Species; and Rules for their Measuring, Felling, Sawing, &c. A brief and clear Description of the various Parts of Painting and Sculpture, and the several Arts depending on them. Including briefly the Theory and Practice of Architecture, in its different Branches. Very useful to Gentlemen, to Work-Masters and Work-Men, in the making of Bargains, Contracts or Computations, relating to any Part of Building, &c. Originally written and compiled by Richard Neve, Philomath. by
Edition: The third edition, corrected and improved throughout. .. Language: English
Publication details: London printed for B. Sprint, D. Browne, J. Osborn, S. Birt, H. Lintot, and A. Wilde M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1736 NEVE.
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The builder's dictionary or, Gentleman and Architect's companion. Explaining not only the terms of art in all the several parts of architecture, but also containing the theory and practice Of the Various Branches thereof, requisite to be known by Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Glaziers, Smiths, Turners, Carvers, Statuaries, Plumbers, &c. Also Necessary Problems in Arithmetic, Geometry, Mechanics, Perspective, Hydraulics, and other Mathematical Sciences. Together with The Quantities, Proportions, and Prices of all Kinds of Materials used in Building; with Directions for Chusing, Preparing, and Using them: The several Proportions of the Five Orders of Architecture, and all their Members, according to Vitruvius, Palladio, Scamozzi, Vignola, M. Le Clerc, &c. With Rules for the Valuation of Houses, and the Expence calculated of Erecting any Fabrick, Great or Small. The Whole Illustrated with more than Two Hundred Figures, many of them curiously Engraven on Copper-Plates: Being a Work of great Use, not only to Artificers, but likewise to Gentlemen, and others, concerned in building, &c. Faithfully digested from the most Approved Writers on these Subjects. In two volumes. Language: English
Publication details: London printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lion in Pater-Noster-Row; and S. Austen, at the Angel and Bible in St. Paul's Church-Yard M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1734 BUILDERS VOL. 1, ...
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The young builder's rudiments or the principles of geometry, mechanicks, mensuration and perspective, geometrically demonstrated. Together with the five orders of columns in architecture. According to the Proportions of the Celebrated Palladio. Calculated for the Use of Workmen, Gentlemen and Others, who delight in Designing, Drawing, Painting, Engraving, and Gardening, &c. Adorn'd with about thirty large copper plates, curiously engrav'd by J. Vandergucht and B. Cole. By B. Langley by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. Millan at his Shop near White-Hall MDCCXXX [1730]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: QUARTO 1730 LANGLEY.
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A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern in a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have Written upon the Five Orders, Viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola; D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L. B. Alberti and Viola; Bullant and De Lorme, Compared with one another. The three Greek Orders, Dorick, Ionick and Corinthian, comprise the First Part of this Treatise. And the two Latin, Tuscan and Composita the Latter. Written in French by Roland Freart, ... To which is added An Account of Architects and Architecture, ... With Leon Baptista Alberti's Treatise of statues. By John Evelyn ... by
Edition: The second edition with large additions Language: English
Publication details: London printed for D. Brown at the Black Swan without Temple Bar, J. Walthoe in the Middle-Temple-Cloysters, B. Took at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleet-street, and D. Midwinter at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's-Church-Yard 1707
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: FOLIO 1707 FREART.
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Counsel and advise to all builders for the choice of their surveyours, clarks of their works, bricklayers, masons, carpenters, and other work-men therein concerned. As also, in respect of their works, materials and rates thereof. Together with several epistles to eminent persons, who may be concerned in building. Written by Sir Balthazar Gerbier, Douvily, knight by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by Thomas Mabb, dwelling on St. Pauls-Wharff neer the Thames 1663
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1663 GERBIER.
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Mixed signals by Language: English
Publication details: Building
Availability: Items available for loan: London (1)Collection, call number: L158740.
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