A reprint of The country builder's assistant, The American builder's companion, The rudiments of architecture, The practical house carpenter, Practice of architecture
A 1917 reprint, edited by Aymar Embury, of five builder's handbooks Asher Benjamin published in New England between 1797 and 1833 as pattern guides for American carpenters and joiners. The plates are line-engraved orders, mouldings, cornices and mantels drawn in elevation and section with dimension numbers and construction grids, offering profile silhouettes, fluting, rosettes and measured diagram layouts.
