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	Alcock & Hall, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS IN DATED HOUSES 1567 - 1763. Ref: 0052 Published by CBA. Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from over 400 houses of known dated. Includes stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, panelling, friezes, mouldings and stops. A wonderful resource for anyone restoring old property ISBN 1872414524 210 x 150 mm. viii + 76 pp. Illustrated throughout. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £6.50


	Alcock et al., RECORDING TIMBER-FRAMED BUILDINGS. An Illustrated Glossary. Ref: 0041 Published by CBA. A reference guide containing over 300 terms used in the description of timber-framed buildings, extensively illustrated with clearly labelled line drawings ISBN 1872414729 210 x 150 mm. viii + 56 pp. Illustrated throughout. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £6.50


	Tedd Benson & James Gruber, BUILDING THE TIMBER FRAME HOUSE Ref: 0028 Published by Fireside Books. The Boston Globe said that it "is a brilliant book on two levels, as history and philosophical raison d'etre of timber-frame construction...a no-nonsense, how-to guide. Building and remodelling: Instructions are so complete that if you have (or can command) basic carpentry skills, this could be your sole house-building source". Design, joiners' work and raising (a house) are covered completely with appendixes of tables on beam loads and other technical information ISBN 0684172860 270 x 205 mm. xii + 212 pp. 100s of b&w photographs and drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £15.95


	Ted Benson, TIMBERFRAME Ref: 9141 Published by Taunton. Lavishly illustrated with 100s of photographs, line drawings and plans providing the largest collection of timber frame designs available in a book. A huge and rich source of ideas for would-be builders, builders and architects and well up to the standard of Benson's other books. Final chapter discusses aspects of timber frame design in Lavenham. 280 x 215 mm. 240 pp. 295 colour photographs. pb with flaps. Click image to show further details. Price: £24.95


	Tedd Benson, THE TIMBER-FRAME HOME. Ref: 0056 Published by Batsford. Revision of the 1988 Fine Home Building magazine classic containing many updated and revised drawings. This book teaches how to combine centuries-old fine woodworking techniques with the latest building technology. Profusely illustrated ISBN 1561581291 280 x 215 mm. 240 pp. 145 photographs, both b&w and colour, 130 drawings. Hardback. Click image to enlarge Price: £24.95


	Susan Brown, A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MEASURING AND DRAWING A TIMBER FRAME BUILDING. Ref: 0178 Published by Essex HBG This book shows how to make rough preliminary sketches of a building in plan, elevation and section, and how to sketch details. It explains how to measure the building and enter these measurements into the sketches. It then tells how to convert rough sketches together with the measurements into finished drawings. Each stage is accompanied by illustrations. The book is intended for the enthusiast who already has some knowledge of vernacular building history, but has hitherto been unable to transfer this knowledge to paper ISBN 095309460X 210 x 295 mm. (landscape). 40 pp. Ilustrated throughout with line drawings. Spiralbound Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £9.95


	Linda Hall, PERIOD HOUSE FIXTURES & FITTINGS 1300 - 1900. Ref: 0037 Published by Countryside Books. This definitive reference charts the development of the fixtures and fittings we can see today - from medieval and Tudor times to Georgian and Victorian. Drawings illustrating fixtures and fittings from 100s of houses of known date. Include stairs, doors, windows and fittings and furniture (hinges, latches, door knockers, handles, bolts, catches and stays), fixed cupboards, dressers, panelling, friezes, mouldings and stops. A wonderful resource for anyone interested in dating or restoring old property. ISBN 1853067423 170 x 150 mm. 224 pp. 441 b&w illustrations, mainly drawings with some photographs. pb. Click image to enlarge. Price: £12.99


	Richard Harris, DISCOVERING TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS. Ref: 9345 Published by Shire. Brief, but "One of the best books on England's timber-framed buildings" (Architects Journal).The author's clear drawings illustrate methods of construction including all possible joints and such items as carpenters' marks. All types of regional buildings are illustrated. 177 x 110 mm. 94 pp. 45 detailed drawings and 27 b&w photographs. pb. Price: £5.99


	Cecil A. Hewett, ENGLISH HISTORIC CARPENTRY. Ref: 0071 Published by Philimore. This book, considered the seminal work on historic timber-framed buildings and appeals to the architect as well as the barn and house owner, and historian. Hewett shows that the methods of assembling timber buildings, particularly the joints used, follow a historical sequence and are datable. The author's drawings are of buildings dating from 1449 to 1890,and there are six appendixes on details of joints and mouldings ISBN 0941936414 245 x 183 mm. xiv + 338 pp. 382 line drawings and 12 photographs. Paperback & Hardback (£30.00). Click image to enlarge Price: £18.50


	Johnston & Gibson, GREEN FROM THE GROUND UP. Ref: 9220 Published by Taunton. A thorough, informative and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction. Starting with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of green, healthy and energy-efficient construction, this book walks readers through the entire construction process, injecting expert advice at every decision point. Construction techniques, materials and products are thoroughly explained and issues of site, landscaping, durability and energy-efficiency are discussed. An guide for homeowners and an invaluable manual for builders and architects. 242 x 172 mm. 336 pp. 256 colour photographs and drawings throughout. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £14.99


	Rupert Newman, OAK-FRAMED BUILDINGS Ref: 9015 Published by GMC. The author originally trained as a naval architect and shipwright moved on to oak timber framed construction for houses. Full colour photographs show projects both complete and under construction. Indented for aspiring self-builders as well as established carpenters and builders. Structural details and three-dimensional drawings are included. Chapters comprise: Past and present; Making a start; Frame design; Understanding the structure; Construction process; Walls and roofs; Second fix; and Finishing off. 260 x 260 mm. 192 pp. Colour photography throughout. pb. with flaps. Click image to enlarge. Price: £24.95


	Eric Sloane, AN AGE OF BARNS. Ref: 0197 Published by Voyageur Press. A reprint of Sloane's classic study of the architecture and history of American barns. Filled with 100s of sketches that illustrate all types of structure including many tyes of timber framing. ISBN 0896585654 280 x 233 mm. 94 pp. B&w drawings throughout. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £13.50


	Jack A. Sobon, TIMBER-FRAME£D HOUSES. Ref: 9140 Published by Storey Publishing. Discusses finding the site, creating a plan, selecting the timber, hewing and converting the timber, assembling the frame and finishing the interior. 275 x 215 mm. 202 pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. pb. Click image for further details. Price: £15.95


	Srenning & Andrews, REGIONAL VARIATION IN TIMBER-FRAMED BUILDING. Ref: 0034 Published by Essex County Council. Survey of timber framing down to 1550 in London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Befordshire, Kent, Sussex, Devon, Shropshire, Staffordshire, South Yorkshire, and Wales. Essays by experts after the 1994 Conference on the subject ISBN 1852811722 295 x 210 mm. iv + 148 pp. 147 black and white drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £16.50


	Paula Sunshine, YOU'VE BEEN TIMBER-FRAMED! Ref: 0114 Published by Barry Harber PR. This book is primarily aimed at people who are looking at a timber framed house for the first time either 1) because they are thinking of buying one, 2) having bought one need to renovate it or 3) are intending to build a new timber-framed house themselves; It starts by listing about 20 questions that you should ask yourself when contemplating a purchase and then goes in detail to give a guide as to how you go about asking these questions; from what type of external reference to what do you do about dealing with changes to a listed building ISBN 0954595203 210 x 150 mm. 74 pp. 54 colour photographs. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £12.99


	Paula Sunshine, WATTLE AND DAUB. Ref: 9346 Published by Shire. Wattle and daub can be seen today as the infill between the timbers of timber-framed buildings throughout England. It is one of the oldest building methods in the world used, originally in the most primitive of shelters. Sticks and studs (wattles) and clay and earth (daub). Daub has been used to coat the wattle and fill gaps and keep out rain in winter and heat in the summer and has been known to last for more than 500 years. The author explains some of the mysteries surrounding this material. 210 x 150 mm. 40 pp. 58 colour & 6 b&w illustrations. pb. Price: £4.99


	J. R. Mulryne & Margaret Shewring (ed),, SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE REBUILT. Ref: 0155 .Published by Cambridge University Press. A fully illustrated account of the research which has gone into the Globe reconstruction. Documents of the period have been explored afresh, the techniques of timber framing have been re-examined as well as the practices of Elizabethan craftsmen in preparing the decorative schemes. There is a considerable section specifically on timber framing written by architect Jon Greenfield drawing on the expertise of John McCurdy the master carpenter whose role was the timber framing of the reconstruction ISBN 0521599881 247 x 175 mm. 192 pp. 31 colour plates and 64 b&w drawings and photographs. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £17.95


	C. K. Wilbur, HOME BUILDING AND WOODWORKING IN COLONIAL AMERICA. Ref: 0029 Published by B&T. A sourcebook of 17th and 18th century construction. Considerable illustration and discussion of the tools used and on everything from choosing the trees to the finished house including raising the frame. Over thirty tools are illustrated in detail and drawings show how they were used. ISBN 1564400190 280 x 215 mm. iv + 122 pp. 100s of line drawings. Paperback. Click image to enlarge Price: £11.50

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