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The Builder's Companion, And Workman's General Assistant; Demonstrating...All The Principal Rules of Architecture, From The Plan to the Ornamental Finish; ..Also, The Figure, Description, and Use of a new-invented Joint-Rule...

Author William Pain British
Publisher Robert Sayer British
1758
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  • Title: The Builder's Companion, And Workman's General Assistant; Demonstrating...All The Principal Rules of Architecture, From The Plan to the Ornamental Finish; ..Also, The Figure, Description, and Use of a new-invented Joint-Rule...
  • Author: William Pain (British, ca. 1730–1794?)
  • Publisher: Robert Sayer (British, Sunderland 1725–1794 Bath)
  • Date: 1758
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 14 1/4 × 9 1/16 × 11/16 in. (36.2 × 23 × 1.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.55
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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