The Modern Builder's Assistant, or a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture: In Which the Various Branches of That Excellent Study Are ... Adequate to Every Capacity (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Halfpenny, William

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ISBN 10: 1333181094 ISBN 13: 9781333181093

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Excerpt from The Modern Builder's Assistant, or a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture: In Which the Various Branches of That Excellent Study Are Establish'd on the Most Familiar Principles, and Rendered Adequate to Every Capacity

T H E Number of Books which have lately been pubf 11 l are defective in firength, we are (pending our Time and Sub fiance for no other purpofe than to behold a heap of Ruins in a few Years; on the other hand, if you are deficient in Beauty, the whole would have a bad Effect, and prove offenfive to the Eye.

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Excerpt from The Modern Builder's Assistant, or a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture: In Which the Various Branches of That Excellent Study Are Establish'd on the Most Familiar Principles and Rendered Adequate to Every Capacity

Column under the Leaves, mufi be perpendicular to the Bottom of the Flutes of the Columns. To give the Aoa' em a proper Projeéture, a perfect Square muf't be made, the Side of which is a Module and a half; and Diagonal Lines being drawn in it, the Point of their Interfeétion will be in the Middle or Center 3 here the fixed Foot of the Compafs mufi be placed, and a Module marked to wards each Angle of the Square; and where theic Points meet, Lines are drawn that cut the faid Diagonals at right Angles, and fo as to touch the Sides of the Square, and thefe {hall be the bounds of the Projecture, whofe length gives the breadth of the Horns of the Aaacus. Its Cur vature or Diminution, is made by drawing a circular Line from one Horn to the other, and in marking the Point; by which an Equilateral Triangle is made, whofe Bede is the Diminution. Afterwards a right Line is drawn from the Extremities of the abovementioned Horns, to the Extremity of the flflraga'l of the Column, which mufi be made in fuch a manner, as to be touched by the Tips, or Extremities of the Leaves, or elfe come a little more forward; and this will be their Projeéture.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

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.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1333181094
• ISBN 13: 9781333181093
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 188