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The city and country purchaser, and builder's dictionary: or, the compleat builders guide. Shewing The Qualities, Quantities, Proportions, and Rates or Value of All Materials relating to Building; with the Best Method of Preparing many of them. Also The Customs, and Methods of Measuring of all Artificers Work, concern'd in Building; together with the City and Country Prices not only of Workmanship, but of Materials also: The which will be extraordinary Useful in Making of Bargains, or Contracts betwixt the Work-Master and Work Man; and likewise in Computing the Value (or Charge of Erecting) of any Fabrick, Great or Small. Likewise The Explanation of the Terms of Art used by most Workmen. Together with Aphorisms, or Necessary Rules in Building, as to Situation, Contrivance, Compactness, Uniformity, Conveniency, Firmness, and Form, &c. By Richard Neve, Philmath.
Neve, Richard.Date: 1726- Books
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Palladio Londinensis; or, the London art of building. In three parts. I. Containing a demonstration of all the geometrical problems which are necessary to describe Squares, Circles, Ovals, Polygons, Arches, and Groins. The most approved Methods for Mensuration of Superficies, and Solids, applied to the Measurement of all Sorts of Artificers Works concerned in Building. The Prices of the Labour and Materials, of the several Kinds of Works performed by Diggers, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Smiths, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Glasiers, Painters, and Paviours; with Directions for making an Estimate of the Expence of any Fabric, great or small. The Prices of all Sorts of Iron-Work: viz. Nails, and what each Sort ought to weigh. The Prices of Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Latches, &c. Axes, Hammers, Saws, Chizzels, Augers, &c. II. Containing plain and easy Directions for the Construction of the Five Orders Of Architecture, with their several Pedestals, Columns, and Entablatures, accurately described; and a Parallel drawn between this and Mr. Gibbs's Method, and that of the Builder's Repository; shewing how the Orders are to be used over each other; with their Intercolumniations, &c. A large Variety of Frontispieces and Doors, suited to each Order; the Proportion of Windows, Piers for Gates, Obelisks, Block Cornices, with the Proportion of Rooms, Cieling-Pieces, Frets; also Chinese Latice-Works for Pailings, Gates, Hatches, &c. An easy and entirely New Method of finding the exact Module or Diameter for the erecting Columns or Pilasters Three several Ways in a just Proportion. 1. Arithmetically. 2. Geometrically, by Scale and Compass. 3. Inspectionally, by a Table; which shews, in Proportion to any Height given, the exact Diameter; also how to calculate the Diameter of the Orders, according to the Proportions laid down by Mr. Gibbs, or any other Author. And also the Method of Reducing any Module or Diameter (from 6 to 24 Inches) into Feet and Inches, by a New Inspectional Table; whereby the Trouble of dividing a Module into Minutes is avoided, and the Whole performed by the common two Foot Rule. III. Copiously treating of the several kinds of stair-cases; the various Forms of their twisted Rails: Also the best Rules, with Variety of Examples for Forming, Framing, and Trussing all Manner of Roofs for Buildings, Publick or Private, though the Plan be Square or Bevel. With a Collection of the Ground Rules necessary to be observed in Architecture and Building. The whole illustrated with fifty-four copper plates. To which is annexed The builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779.Date: 1762- Books
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The city and countrey purchaser, and builder's dictionary: or, the compleat builder's guide. ... By T. N. Philomath.
Neve, Richard.Date: 1703- Books
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The city and country purchaser's and builder's dictionary: or, the complete builder's guide. Containing An Explanation of all the Terms of Art used by Workmen; as also what is necessary to be known in the Art of Building, as well by Gentlemen, as Artificers of Every Denomination. In the following Useful Particulars, viz. The Qualities, Quantities, Proportions, and Value of all Materials used in Building. The best Method of preparing those Materials. The Methods of Measuring most Sorts of Artificers Work. The City and Country Prices of Workmanship. Aphorisms, or Rules necessary to be observed in Building, as to Situation, Contrivance, Compactness, Uniformity, Conveniency, Firmness, Form, &c. Estimates of the Expence of Building any Fabrick, great or small. Rules for the Valuation of Houses. Rules to be observed in Repairs, &c. The Propagation and Culture of such Trees, as are used in Building, and planted as well for Ornament as Profit, with the Soils and Management proper for each Species; and Rules for their Measuring, Felling, Sawing, &c. A brief and clear Description of the various Parts of Painting and Sculpture, and the several Arts depending on them. Including briefly the Theory and Practice of Architecture, in its different Branches. Very useful to Gentlemen, to Work-Masters and Work-Men, in the making of Bargains, Contracts or Computations, relating to any Part of Building, &c. Originally written and compiled by Richard Neve, Philomath.
Neve, Richard.Date: M.DCC.XXXVI. [1736]