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Book/Printed Material A text book of geometrical drawing : abridged from the octavo edition : for the use of schools in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained, the practical problems are arranged from the most simple to the more complex, and in their description technicalities are avoided as much as possible : with an introduction to isometrical drawing : and an essay on linear perspective and shadows ...

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  • A text book of geometrical drawing : abridged from the octavo edition : for the use of schools in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained, the practical problems are arranged from the most simple to the more complex, and in their description technicalities are avoided as much as possible : with an introduction to isometrical drawing : and an essay on linear perspective and shadows ...

Names

  • Minifie, William, 1805-1880.

Created / Published

  • Baltimore : Wm. Minifie & Co., 1849.

Headings

  • -  Mechanical drawing
  • -  Geometry, Descriptive
  • -  Perspective

Notes

  • -  Includes index.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 156 p., 48 p. of plates ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • T353 .M661

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05028075

OCLC Number

  • 5122394

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Minifie, William. A Text Book of Geometrical Drawing: Abridged from the Octavo Edition: For the Use of Schools in Which the Definitions and Rules of Geometry Are Familiarly Explained, the Practical Problems Are Arranged from the Most Simple to the More Complex, and in Their Description Technicalities Are Avoided as Much as Possible: With an Introduction to Isometrical Drawing: And an Essay on Linear Perspective and Shadows. Baltimore: Wm. Minifie & Co, 1849. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05028075/.

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Minifie, W. (1849) A Text Book of Geometrical Drawing: Abridged from the Octavo Edition: For the Use of Schools in Which the Definitions and Rules of Geometry Are Familiarly Explained, the Practical Problems Are Arranged from the Most Simple to the More Complex, and in Their Description Technicalities Are Avoided as Much as Possible: With an Introduction to Isometrical Drawing: And an Essay on Linear Perspective and Shadows. Baltimore: Wm. Minifie & Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05028075/.

MLA citation style:

Minifie, William. A Text Book of Geometrical Drawing: Abridged from the Octavo Edition: For the Use of Schools in Which the Definitions and Rules of Geometry Are Familiarly Explained, the Practical Problems Are Arranged from the Most Simple to the More Complex, and in Their Description Technicalities Are Avoided as Much as Possible: With an Introduction to Isometrical Drawing: And an Essay on Linear Perspective and Shadows. Baltimore: Wm. Minifie & Co, 1849. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05028075/>.