A practical manual of house-painting, graining, marbling and sign-writing : containing full information on the processes of house-painting in oil and distemper, the formation of letters and practice of sign-writing, the principles of decorative art, a course of elementary drawing for house-painters, writers, etc., and a collection of useful receipts ; with nine coloured illustrations of woods and marbles, and numerous wood engravings (1888)
Davidson, Ellis A., d. 1878 · London : C. Lockwood & Son · leaf 327
e of the requiredaltitude. Fig. 108. To DRAW A TANGENT* to a circle atthe given point c. (1.) Draw a radius from the centre o to the point c.At c construct a right angle, o c d. * A Tangent is a straight line which touches a circle at one point,but does not cut off any portion of the circumference.… … Fig. 108. Draw radius o e, and produce until e f equals e o.Bisect F o by the line g h, which will be the tangentrequired. Fig. 109. To CONSTRUCT AN EQUILATERALTRIANGLE about a given circle. From any point in the circle, as a, with a radiusequal to the radius of the circle, describe an arc…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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