 | Forty Plates on Building Construction: A Textbook on the Principles and Details of Modern Construction First Stage (Or Elementary Course) Subjects: Built Environment; Engineering & Technology; History of Engineering & Technology; Building and Construction; Brickwork; Building Techniques; Carpentry; Construction Materials; Electrical Installation; Painting and Decorating; Plumbing and Gas Installation; Originally published in 1891, this volume was a companion volume to the Elementary and Advanced volumes of Building Construction and Drawing . The exquisite technical drawings give a technical level of detail which is invaluable for the study of late 19th Century construction methods and materials and cover brickwork and masonry, carpentry, joinery, plumbing, roof and iron work. Charles F. Mitchell |
