More, Richard (Carpenter), The carpenters rule, or, A booke shewing many plain waies, truly to measure ordinarie timber, and other extraordinarie sollids, or timber , 1602
- Title(s):
The carpenters rule, or, A booke shewing many plain waies, truly to measure ordinarie timber, and other extraordinarie sollids, or timber : with a detection of sundrie great errors, generally committed by carpenters and others in measuring of timber; tending much to the buyers great losse : published especially for the good of the Companie of Carpenters in London, and other also; ... / by Richard More.
- Additional Title(s):
Carpenters rule
Booke shewing many plain waies, truly to measure ordinarie timber.
- Published/Created:
- At London : Imprinted by Felix Kingston, 1602.
- Physical Description:
- [8], 56 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsTS835 M615 1602Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3705467
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 18075
Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge (England) : Cambridge University Press, 1994, c1990, 562
Second book on carpentry in English. Cf. Harris.
BAC: Contains ms. notes.
Wood cut vignette on t.p. - Subject Terms:
- Carpentry -- Early works to 1800.Lumber -- Mensuration -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Woodcuts.
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