The carpenter's assistant : containing a succinct account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman architecture. Also, a description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite orders; together with specifications, practical rules and tables for carpenters, and a glossary of architectural terms. Embellished with upwards of 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building (1854)
Brown, William, architect, Joy, Lewis E · Boston : Published by Edward Livermore · leaf 43
ELEMENTARY FIGURES. … Plate V. Fig. 1. — A method of developing a raking moulding from a givenhorizontal moulding. Let AB be the given moulding. Divide it, on thecurve, into as many parts as necessary, equal or unequal, and drawparallel lines aa, bb, cc, and dd, at 1 ; then, transfer those distances tothat part of the…
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