Project Gutenberg 2022-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 192 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second Edition $aUnited Kingdom :$bJohn W. Parker,1851. The 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. Charlene 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) "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.) GB Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Architecture, Domestic Building materials Dwellings -- Design and construction NA TH Text Category: History - Other Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Architecture 577677 2025-06-27T03:38:02.102919 text/html 552621 2024-10-18T20:03:01 text/html 4716776 2025-06-27T03:38:09.749885 application/epub+zip 4714752 2025-06-27T03:38:03.655926 application/epub+zip 294536 2025-06-27T03:38:02.754945 application/epub+zip 4847853 2025-06-27T03:38:14.488904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4804792 2025-06-27T03:38:08.850934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395689 2022-09-30T12:19:17.037321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527470 2025-06-27T03:38:01.327955 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507305 2024-10-18T20:03:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17651 2025-06-27T03:38:14.621853 application/rdf+xml 12977 2025-06-27T03:38:02.883928 image/jpeg 1847 2025-06-27T03:38:02.819911 image/jpeg 4794337 2025-06-27T03:38:02.250924 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown