Architect or Practical House Carpenter: Illustrated by Sixty-Four Engravings Which Exhibit the Orders of Architecture and Other Elements of the Art; Designed for the Use of Carpenters and Builders (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Architect or Practical House Carpenter: Illustrated by Sixty-Four Engravings Which Exhibit the Orders of Architecture and Other Elements of the Art; Designed for the Use of Carpenters and Builders<br><br>I; manner in which my former publications on Architecture have been received and the want of a practical treatise on that subject adapted to the present style of building in our own country are the principal motives which induce me to place this work before the public.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.