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245 1 4 _aThe Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second Edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-03-15
505 0 _aThe walls: stone and stone-work -- On the durability of stone buildings -- The walls: bricks and brick-work -- The roof: slates and other roof coverings -- The wood-work: growth and transport of timber -- The wood-work: carpentry -- The fire-place -- The windows and lead-work -- The interior: plastering and paper-hanging -- The interior: painting and gilding -- A model dwelling-house -- Fire-proof houses -- Miscellaneous processes.
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second Edition" is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The book focuses on the various practical arts involved in the construction of houses, detailing materials, techniques, and processes used historically and in contemporary building practices. Its subject matter aims to illuminate the evolution of housing in relation to the advancement of civilization, highlighting how building methods reflect human development over time. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of architecture by contrasting primitive shelters with the more complex requirements of modern dwelling houses. It emphasizes the significance of construction in human progress, noting that as societies become more civilized, their living structures must likewise evolve to meet increasing needs, from mere shelter to multifunctional homes that house materials and ideas. The author introduces the concept of categorizing the useful arts based on materials, such as stone, brick, and wood, and suggests a detailed examination of these materials and methods will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: John W. Parker,1851.
653 _aArchitecture, Domestic
653 _aBuilding materials
653 _aDwellings -- Design and construction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67636
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