The builder's golden rule, or the youth's sure guide: containing the greatest variety of ornamental and useful designs in architecture and carpentry With the most ready practical Methods of executing the same, from the Plan to the ornamental Finish, in the most prevailing modern Taste. The whole correctly engraved, on 100 copper-plates, with a full explanation in letter-press. To which is added, a list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only, with References to the respective Designs. By William Pain, Author of the British Palladio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building--Details.

Building.

Building--Early works to 1800.

Architecture--Early works to 1800.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],iii,[1],18[2],54p.,plates )

Edition:

The third edition, with additions by the author.

Other Title:

Builder's golden rule,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for and sold by the author, At No. 12, Fisher Street, Red-Lion-Square, Holborn, by H. D. Steel, Number 51, Lothbury, Near Coleman-Street, M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]

Notes:

The list of prices for materials and labour has separate pagination and register.

Price from imprint: Price 9s. in Sheets, 10s. 6d. bound.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T118283.

OCLC:

642313340