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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 112

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just given in respect of fastening in flats.A leaden flat, as well as a gutter, should belaid with a fall to keep it dry. A quarter ofan inch in a foot is sufficient inclination forlead, if the sheets be 20 feet long, so that inthis case they will be 5 inches at one end higherthan at the other.… … [We again beg to direct the attention of ourreaders to the excellent series of designs forGothic ornaments, drawn by Mr. Barret.To stone-masons, carvers, and indeed all pro-fessions connected with ornamental art, thejwill prove invaluable,] M. Babinets Atmidoscope.—At a late sit-ting of the Paris…

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