Carpentry : being a comprehensive guide book for carpentry and joinery : with elementary rules for the drawing of architecture in perspective and by geometrical rule : also, treating of roofs, trussed girders, floors, domes, stair-cases and hand-rails, shop fronts, verandahs, window-frames,shutters, &c. &c., and public and domestic buildings, with plans, elevations, sections, &c. &c.
A carpentry and joinery guide by Peter Nicholson, published in London by J. Weale in 1848, aimed at builders and joiners learning construction and architectural drawing. Its plates show architectural plans, elevations and sections of Girard College, with column and window detail, which a designer could use for classical building layouts and orthographic drawing conventions.
