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 332
B Fig. 112 in E. THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEOMETRICAL FIGURES. 305 From c, with, radius c e, describe an arc cutting thecircle in f. Draw c r, whicli will be one side of the Pentagon.Set off the length c f, round the circle, viz., g, h, i.Draw lines f g, g h, h t, and i c, which will completethe figure.… … Fig. 113. From A and b describe arcs cutting each otherin o. From o, with radius o A or o b, describe a circle. The radius with which a circle is struck will divideit into six equal parts, therefore set off the length o a,which is equal to A b, round the circle, viz., c e f d. Join A c, c E, E F, F…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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