The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 504
... Timber Merchants , & c . , London , 1860 ; and Grandy , Timber Importers ' , & c . Standard Guide , 8vo . , London , 1865 , to which latter work we are glad to refer the student , and from which we select the following extracts ...
... Timber Merchants , & c . , London , 1860 ; and Grandy , Timber Importers ' , & c . Standard Guide , 8vo . , London , 1865 , to which latter work we are glad to refer the student , and from which we select the following extracts ...
Page 506
... timbers are applied in ships or houses , with slab and all about them , upon false suppo- sitions of strength beyond these quarters . 1737. " Timber that you have occasion to lay in mortar , or which is in any part con- tiguous to lime ...
... timbers are applied in ships or houses , with slab and all about them , upon false suppo- sitions of strength beyond these quarters . 1737. " Timber that you have occasion to lay in mortar , or which is in any part con- tiguous to lime ...
Page 507
... timber in resisting weather ; though we must not be altogether guided by the above table , inasmuch as it is well known that the soil on which timber is grown much increases or deteriorates its value , and that split timber is more ...
... timber in resisting weather ; though we must not be altogether guided by the above table , inasmuch as it is well known that the soil on which timber is grown much increases or deteriorates its value , and that split timber is more ...
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