This book gives a fascinating glimpse into the building trade in the late nineteenth century. It contains information about masonry, bricklaying, plastering and tiling, including tools, techniques and recipes for various types of mortar, compos and washes. Originally written by the architect and surveyor F Reinnel ca. 1876 and now edited by D R Gallacher to improve formatting and the correction of a number of typographical errors.
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This book gives a fascinating glimpse into the building trade in the late nineteenth century. It contains information about masonry, bricklaying, plastering and tiling, including tools, techniques and recipes for various types of mortar, compos and washes. Originally written by the architect and surveyor F Reinnel ca. 1876 and now edited by D R Gallacher to improve formatting and the correction of a number of typographical errors.
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