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![A and J Main and Co Ltd publication cover](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fa063aac-dc97-4d42-b0de-a5ad00b75671/AJ%20Main.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A & J Main and Co. Ltd. Catalogue No. 197
Trade Catalogue of A and J Main and Co. Ltd, Clydesdale Ironworks, circa 1890.
![A Grammar of Colouring](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/28709fac-bc22-432c-9b18-a5ad00c33aad/A%20Grammar%20of%20Colouring.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Grammar of Colouring
A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.
![Builders Vade Mecum](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7277bed3-58f8-461a-864d-a5c300f55946/Builders%20Vade%20Mecum.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Builders Vade Mecum
A snapshot of the architectural and construction industry in the mid-1700s. The Builder's Vade Mecum is a snapshot of the architectural and construction industry during the mid 18th century.
![Building Timber and Iron Work Burn](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/a900d0be-f010-47d8-969d-a60a00fef557/building%20timber.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Timber and Iron Work Burn
Building Timber and Iron Work Burn - Written for students in the building construction trade, this manual provides a good description of each of the materials timber, iron and lead.
![Concrete: its use in buildings](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/47d90e9a-b8e2-499c-aecf-a5c3010de19b/Concrete%20its%20use%20in%20buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Concrete: its use in buildings
The history and application of concrete in building construction. Includes chapters on the raw materials of concrete, its production, required machinery, and structural uses.
![Decorative Metal Work](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7774977a-65f9-46d2-9f8b-a5c3010ebd82/Decorative%20Metal%20Work.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Decorative Metalwork
"Decorative Metalwork" is a volume displaying photos and drawings of the Gardner company's work in traditional and modern settings. The document is available to view online.
![Dry Rot in Timber](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7308e143-080c-478e-b415-a5c3010fafa4/Dry%20Rot%20in%20Timber.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Dry Rot in Timber
"Dry Rot in Timber" is a pamphlet produced from a paper read before the London Architectural Association on dry rot. The document includes a range of helpful illustrations.
![Granites and Our Granite Industry](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/0b4c1d37-8c6b-44d8-98f9-a5c3011322f5/Granites%20and%20our%20Granite%20Industries.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Granites and Our Granite Industry
A book detailing granite and its quarrying in Britain.
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Hoppus's Practical Measurer
A book containing various tables for calculating the capacity of timber, stone and iron.