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Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845. / The American builder's companion; or, A new system of architecture: particularly adapted to the present style of building in the United States of America
(1806)

Plate 10 [Of diminishing of columns],   pp. Plate 10-22 ff.


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                         FIG. I.'
DIVIDE the shaft of   colUmn C D into four equal p
at -one quarter the height AB; dividlethe"  reamning thre  into si
parts; tetwenty five minuteshalf the  odiam eterooD; place
one foot of the compasses on~he central line of the cola , wi
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foot at a right angle; e o pot on the cifclA;            the
circle, to the line Soqiand transfers the distances fom I tO I, 2 tO 2, 
to3s
4 to, 5 to5, ontie cirle  B. to I, I  2, 3 3, 4 4on te
antace the curve ine B I, a, 3,5, to the neck of th c;
                       FIG. 2 AND 3,
  Show themnner df layi~g out flutes and fillets on colu asters
  :nd of gling up the coluni with four pieces of plak  The d.fte4  e b
  and Ab bshow where the planks are glued, anaa a a            Of
  blcks glWed n1 the ilternal part iof the column to strengn the
b~k. glwd .  e       nartX ofd:b                 joints
            *~~~~~~FG
     . f.;.. .< ......;) i. . tXPIG. 4, -0
   8how S0 i j   to draw the  bsof a groi ce  . Let E D G F be the
 plan or tdes of theC; let A   given arch4i  it;
 -:0 in'  . f:-e-:ve or- more rt;X aw the io lin e D Fh whih is
 *~ ,eI line of the angle braet; draw lins fSo   5 71,3
                the bwl  D F --at' GT         i  ath
         07~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~t          , 2 to2 3 o3
         Xt Of quarar thc hep A B; divion theecruxnn
                 f~~~~  ~ ~ ~ ~~~~.:
          on~e ot ofthe passe  on :he         Thedotte44ofnesbbol
          circles et: i line50*tand ttansstrengthensttheejoints
          aal uace i curre W  B I, ?  , 4d video its ceccumfer-
                     n~ ~ ~ ~~  ~~~i D F, whc      isthe
         :~~~~~~~~~~~~5 7,0 9lu&sgothe orpesofl
f andr b cuttr ierete pab ase glnD, -att3, 9, &c aa at rih
                  U.N.Lo
                        TIG. L
'DrvmiE*'e shaft of'* cohimn C D into four-equal
-at-one quarter the hitght A'B;'I'dividwth.         tw
-parts; -twenty five minutes,"hak theof the
onefoot 4   the compmes, on 4o-cen-tral line of the cob
foot at a right angle znA*e-'x1_Poxnt on the cift
circle, to khe fine Sot/imd tO sfe 't        S
                    an     r -he distance frbin
     S to S, on    circle  B, to I 1 '2
  W*                        I  1 3 3, 44i
  tmce the curve #ne B i,   3, 4, S, to th neck of tl
                      FIG. 2 AND 31
  ShOW           layi*g out flutes and fillets on c,
      the,    of
   a &ing up the colors with four pieces of pl
=d A 6 show w-here the pl=ks, are glu
                     part of        to
b4cks. glwd the            the column
4*4 *A.
                         FIG.
           to draw the  f   Lproin ceilin
           of. the WOW it          xrh..-
              taore    *aw the       lit
            Otle brackttdraw   m. L J
                           F       5, 7i
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