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 342
cut the circles in h, i, J, and k. From f and g, with radius f k or g i, draw arcsuniting h with i, and J with k, which will completethe figure. THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEOMETRICAL FIGURES. 315 Fig. 124. To CONSTRUCT AN ELLIPTICAL FIGUEE BY MEANS OF ARCS OF CIRCLES. Place the two given diameters, A b… … From G, G, with radius g, g, describe arcs cuttingeach other in h, h. From H, H, draw lines through g, g, and producethem. From H, H, with radius h c, or h d, describearcs meeting the lines drawn from h, h, in i, j,and L. From G and g, with radius g b, describe arcs meet-ing the points i, J, k, l,…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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