New Practical Builder, and Workman's Companion

Annotation

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In masonry, the artist will find an' ample detail of1 the methods of cutting stone, illustrated by several plates, answering *to most purposes? Which present themselves. And since the principles laid down In this Work are every where of a general tendency, the judgement of the work man will enable him to apply them wherever difi'icultiesfmay occur. The art.of bricklaying is' but'little connected geometrical lines; since the texture of bricks is Subh as' will 'not admitxof their, being ~moulded~to the the ingenuity of the architect might devise However; in: order to render the present Work complete, and to obviate, as far as possible, every difficulty; several plates' are introduced, illustrative of the various forms of arches, niches, ovens, &c.