Practice of architecture : containing the five orders of architecture and an additional column and entablature, with all their elements and details explained and illustrated, for the use of carpenters and practical men.
Asher Benjamin's 1835 Boston builder's manual, published by the author for carpenters and practical men, sets out the five classical orders plus an added column and entablature with measured elements and details. Engraved line plates show mantelpieces, pilasters, cornice profiles, and rosette and anthemion panels in outline, with numbered proportion keys — useful for clean architectural linework and ornament silhouettes.
