A booke named Tectonicon. : Briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556.
1637
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A booke named Tectonicon. : Briefly shewing the exact measuring, and speedie reckoning all manner of land, squares, timber, stone, steeples, pillers, globes, &c. Further, declaring the perfect making and large vse of the carpenters ruler, containing a quadrant geometricall: comprehending also the rare vse of the squire. And in the end a little treatise adioyning, opening the composition and appliancy of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other things pleasant and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, land-meaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman, in the yeere of our Lord, 1556.
Uniform title
Tectonicon
Created/published
London : Imprinted by Felix Kingston, 1637.
Description
[2], 26 leaves, [2] folded tables : ill. ; (4to)
Associated name
Digges, Leonard, -1571?, author.
Note
Signatures: A-G⁴.
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Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 6857
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109696
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109696
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 6857
Folger-specific note
Gathering E cropped at foot, possibly affecting text; some leaves wormed, affecting text. First of 7 items on surveying which are bound together. Manuscript notes: list of contents of volume on front fly-leaf. Leather label on spine lettered in gilt: 'Tracts on surveying 1610 &c'
Folger accession
182544