Peter Nicholson

Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer

Born	1765
Died	1844

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The carpenter's new guide: being a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery. Treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, brick and plaster groins ... with a great variety of designs for roofs, trussed girders ... with many other things entirely new: the whole founded on true geometrical principles; the theory and practice well explained and fully exemplified on eighty-four copper-plates; including some observations and calculations on the strength of timber

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1793 — 16 editions
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The new practical builder, and workman's companion: containing a full display and elucidation of the most recent and skilful methods, pursued by architects and artificers ... including, also, new treatises on geometry, theoretical and practical, trigonometry, conic sections, perspective, shadows, and elevations; a summary of the art of building; copious accounts of building materials, strength of timber, cements, &c.; a description of the tools used by the different workmen; an extensive glossary of the technical terms peculiar to each department; and the theory and practise of the five orders ... The whole illustrated and embellished with numerous plates, from original drawings and designs, made expressly for this work

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1823 — 9 editions

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The carpenter's new guide: a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery ; treating fully on practical geometry ... and containg a great variety of original designs ...

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1793 — 7 editions

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The principles of architecture....

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1809 — 6 editions

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Encyclopedia of architecture: a dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, Carpentry, etc., from the earliest ages to the present time, forming a comprehensive work of reference for the use of architects, builders, carpenters, masons, engineers, students, professional men, and amateurs

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1850 — 5 editions
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The carpenter and joiner's assistant: containing practical rules for making all kinds of joints, and various methods of hingeing them together... To which are added, examples of various roofs... Also extracts from M. Belidor, M. du Hamel, M. de Buffon, &c. on the strength of timber...Illustrated with seventy-nine plates, and copious explanations

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1797 — 4 editions

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The new practical builder and workman's companion: containing a full display and elucidation of the most recent and skilful methods, pursued by architects and artificers ... including, also, new treatises on geometry ... trigonometry, conic sections, perspective, shadows, and elevations ...

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1823 — 4 editions

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The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture: explaining the method for striking mouldings, diminishing columns and capitals... with finished examples on a large scale

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1815 — 4 editions

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An improved and enlarged edition of Nicholson's New carpenter's guide: being a complete book of lines, for carpenters, joiners, and workmen in general, on methods entirely new, founded on geometrical principles : explained, in theory and practice, by numerous engravings ...

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1825 — 3 editions

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Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making: being a new and complete system of lines for the use of workmen, founded on accurate geometrical and mechanical principles, with their application : in carpentry, to roofs, domes, centring, &c. : in joinery, to stairs, hand-rails, soffits, niches, &c : and in cabinet-making, to furniture, both plain and ornamental : fully and clearly explained

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1835 — 3 editions
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An architectural dictionary.

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1819 — 3 editions

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The mechanic's companion: or, The Elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing and turning : comprehending the latest improvements and containing a full description of the tools belonging to each branch of business, with copious directions for their use, an explanation of the terms used in each art and an introduction to practical geometry

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1832 — 3 editions
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The practical cabinet-maker, upholsterer, and complete decorator

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1826 — 3 editions

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The Practical builder's perpetual price-book: elucidating the principles of correctly ascertaining the average value of the different artificer's works usually employed in building : with the customs of measuring and valueing in the various parts of the United Kingdom, &c. &c. &c.

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1825 — 2 editions

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Encyclopedia of architecture: being a new and improved edition of Nicholson's Dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, etc

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1850 — 2 editions

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Nicholson's new carpenter's guide: being a complete book of lines for carpenters, joiners, cabinet-makers, and workmen in general

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1825 — 2 editions

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The carpenter and joiner's assistant: containing practical rules for making all kinds of joints, and various methods of hingeing them together ... : to which are added, examples of various roofs executed ... : also extracts from M. Belidor, M. du Hamel, M. de Buffon, &c. on the strength of timber, with practical observations

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1797 — 2 editions

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The mechanic's companion, or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry ...

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1973 — 2 editions

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$Cover of: A theoretical and practical treatise on the five orders of architecture: containing the most plain and simple rules for drawing and executing them in the purest style ; with the opinions of Sir William Chambers, and other eminent architects, both ancient and modern ... including an historical description of Gothic architecture ... to which are added ... treatises on projection, perspective, fractions, decimal arithmetic, &c. concluding with an index and glossary of the terms of art, &c$

A theoretical and practical treatise on the five orders of architecture: containing the most plain and simple rules for drawing and executing them in the purest style ; with the opinions of Sir William Chambers, and other eminent architects, both ancient and modern ... including an historical description of Gothic architecture ... to which are added ... treatises on projection, perspective, fractions, decimal arithmetic, &c. concluding with an index and glossary of the terms of art, &c

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1834 — 2 editions

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Principles of architecture: comprising fundamental rules of the art, with their application to practice ; also rules for shadows and for the five orders

by Peter Nicholson First published in 1795 — 2 editions

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Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer

Born	1765
Died	1844

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OLID: OL413301A
ISNI: 0000000083387730
Library of Congress Names: n81139438
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): UBOV152316
VIAF: 1235524
Wikidata: Q7176098
Inventaire.io: wd:Q7176098

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