The modern builder's assistant, or, A concise epitome of the whole system of architecture : in which the various branches of that excellent study are establish'd on the most familiar principles and rendered adequate to every capacity ... (1757)

Halfpenny, William, d. 1755, Halfpenny, John, 18th cent, Morris, Robert, 1701-1754, Lightoler, T. (Timothy), 18th cent · London : Printed for James Rivington and J. Fletcher ... and Robert Sayer ... · leaf 32

An illustration from The modern builder's assistant, or, A concise epitome of the whole system of architecture : in which the various branches of that excellent study are establish'd on the most familiar principles and rendered adequate to every capacity ..., 1757, leaf 32 — ragal J and its Projefture hrplum with the Centre thereof.Upon the Capital is railed the Architrave, whofe heightmull be half the Diameter of the Column, and is dividedinto feven Parts; one is for the Tenia or Fillet, whofeProjedlure is equal to its height; we afterwards dividethe whole into fix… … t 3 into (even Parts; three whereof are for the firft Fajcia^and four for the fecond. The Freeze is a Module and ahalf in height; the breadth of the Triglyph is one Mo-dule^ and its Capital the Hxth Part of a Modide. TheTriglyph is divided into fix Parts; two of which are forthe two Channels in the…

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