The seminal, classic account of the development of carpentry, essential for all who care for or wish to date ancient structural timber.
English Historic Carpentry
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Mr. Hewett has written a scholarly work ... excellent diagrams and drawings -- The Daily Telegraph
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This is a superb book, packed with information.,
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This book is an excellent resource for timberframe builders, designers, or enthousiasts. It is very technical though, and many of the terms are un-definined in the glossary. The illustrations are superb. It has multiple indexes on specific joints. One index, for example, has an illustrated list of every single scarf joint immaginable, with a description of the joint's history and how well it functions. I love this book. Every architect and timberframer should own this book! It is very inspiring.
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This building is, in the present state of knowledge, unique in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two edge pegs, ashlar pieces, four face pegs, spire scaffold, soffit spurs, side purlins, forelock bolts, scribed abutments, spurred shoulders, diminished haunch, soffit tenons, triforium roof, notched lap joints, tabled scarf, passing braces, storey posts, central tenons, scissor braces, date ascription, free tenons, rafter couples, collar purlin, base crucks, scroll mouldings, common joists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lincoln Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Lambeth Palace, Early English, Staple Inn, Waltham Abbey, Winchester Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Holy Trinity, Priory Place, Royal Commission, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Council Chamber, Bishop's Palace, Clere's Hall, Exeter Cathedral, King's College, Saffron Walden, Westminster Hall, Chipping Ongar, Coggeshall Abbey, Doe's Farmhouse New!
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This building is, in the present state of knowledge, unique in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
two edge pegs, ashlar pieces, four face pegs, spire scaffold, soffit spurs, side purlins, forelock bolts, scribed abutments, spurred shoulders, diminished haunch, soffit tenons, triforium roof, notched lap joints, tabled scarf, passing braces, storey posts, central tenons, scissor braces, date ascription, free tenons, rafter couples, collar purlin, base crucks, scroll mouldings, common joists Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lincoln Cathedral, Wells Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Lambeth Palace, Early English, Staple Inn, Waltham Abbey, Winchester Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Holy Trinity, Priory Place, Royal Commission, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral, Council Chamber, Bishop's Palace, Clere's Hall, Exeter Cathedral, King's College, Saffron Walden, Westminster Hall, Chipping Ongar, Coggeshall Abbey, Doe's Farmhouse New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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