Author : William Henry Toms
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 34,47 MB
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780483490581
Excerpt from The Builder's Dictionary, or Gentleman and Architect's Companion, Vol. 1 of 2: 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 Beginning and accordingly 1t has fpread wherefoever the Severities of the Climate demanded Shelte1 or Shade: It is to be traced m the Ifldmn' s Hut and the Icelander's Cave; and {till lhews, in thofe barbarous Parts of the Globe, from what mean Original it rofe to its pretii'nt Glory. 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.