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![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.
![Hoppus's Practical Measurer](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/3ebbe21d-93b3-4329-bef3-a5c30114e8a4/Hoppus's%20Practical%20Measurer.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Hoppus's Practical Measurer
A book containing various tables for calculating the capacity of timber, stone and iron.
![Illustration of Trades](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/6e59f154-7210-4498-abf7-a5c400ba8f1c/Illustration%20of%20Trades.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Illustrations of Trades
A book on the many trades existing in Britain at the time of its publication.
![Modern Buildings their Planning and Construction](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/2dca5b22-b25e-4fbe-958c-a5c400bdce48/Modern%20Buildings%20Their%20Planning%20and%20Construction.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Modern Buildings their Planning and Construction
Volume V
A volume on methods and materials of building construction in the early 1900s.