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MEDIEVAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES
By combing through 1000s of medieval illuminated manuscripts, early printed works, sculptures and carvings, the author has assembled 100s of drawings that show the tools and techniques used by masons and builders of the Middle Ages. This is a unique work of reference for anyone interested in medieval history and architecture.
225 x 250 mm. 216 pp. more than 650 drawings.
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PERIOD HOUSES. FIXTURES & FITTINGS 1300-1900
Linda Hall
This definitive reference charts the development of the fixtures and fittings we can see today - from medieval and Tudor times to Georgian and Victorian. Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from 100s of houses of known date. Include stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, panelling, friezes, mouldings &stops. A wonderful resource for any-one interested in dating or restoring old property
170 x 150 mm. 224 pp. 441 b&w illustrations, mainly drawings with some photographs. |
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| £12.99 pb - £1.26 UK p&p |
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YOU'VE BEEN TIMBER-FRAMED by
Paula Sunshine
This book is primarily aimed at people who are looking at a timber framed house for the first time either 1) because they are thinking of buying one, 2) having bought one need to renovate it or 3) are intending to build a new timber-framed house themselves; It starts by listing about 20 questions that you should ask yourself when contemplating a purchase and then goes in detail to give a guide as to how you go about asking these questions; from what type of external reference to what do you do about dealing with changes to a listed building
210 x 150 mm. 74 pp. 54 colour photographs.
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OAK-FRAMED BUILDINGS BY Rupert Newman.
The author originally trained as a naval architect and shipwright moved on to oak timber framed construction for houses. Full colour photographs show projects both complete and under construction. Indented for aspiring self-builders as well as established carpenters and builders. Structural details and three-dimensional drawings are included. Chapters comprise: Past and present; Making a start; Frame design; Understanding the structure; Construction process; Walls and roofs; Second fix; and Finishing off..
260 x 260 mm. 192 pp. Colour photography throughout. |
| £24.95 pb - £1.75 UK p&p |
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LIME IN BUILDING. A practical guide. 3rd edition.
A practical guide intended to give anyone enough information for basic building and decorating work using non-hydraulic lime. The book goes into details of slaking and producing the lime and the application in decorating, restoring and building. Sources for lime and associated products.
210 x 148 mm. 32 pp. illustrated through with b&w drawings. |
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COOPERS AND COOPERING by
Kenneth Kilby
Wooden casks, or what most people today call barrels, are containers of exceptional strength, durability, versatility and mobility, but they have become a rarity in Britain, displaced so completely by metal containers that it is hard to imagine their importance in former times. The coopers who made them were once numerous and independent craftsmen, while latterly many were employed by breweries. Their craft was not only economically vital but was physically demanding and required skill acquired only through years of practice. This book seeks to preserve the memory of their special skills, tracing the history of the craft and its considerable scope, while describing and illustrating how a barrel was made.
64 pp. Many colour and b&w illustrations drawings. |
| £5.99 + £1.75 u.k. p&p |
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CATALOGUE OF TOOLS. Edward Elwell Ltd.
A facsimile of a Victorian (1870) Catalogue of this most important manufacturer of every imaginable forged tool or object: bill hooks, axes, adzes, chisels, anchors, eel spears, locomotive firing shovels, horseshoes and many more. The names of some of the tools indicate the worldwide custom the firm had: Russian miners hammers, Spanish bowl adzes, Australian half-bright chipping hoe, New Zealand sinking pick, Bechuana grubbing hoes, Peruvian hedge bill. Introduction by Richard Filer. "This superbly reproduced illustrated catalogue ... The original document is very rare." The BlackCountryman magazine.
210 x 297 mm. 86 pp. 1117 b&w engravings and one colour lithograph. |
| £17.50 + £2.75 u.k. p&p |
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