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Iron Work for Roofing of Museum, 6th December 1817

 Item
Identifier: Coll-13/1/1/25

Scope and Contents

Full Size drawing illustrating 2 variations of bolts to be found among the roofing details of the Museum.

Details about the different components and materials can be found in the captions.

the drawing illustrates in full size the constructive details about the junction between the bolts and cast iron braces. Two different types of bolts are shown both in front and side view.

On the reverse of the drawing: Black ink pen, grey watercolour layers (shades of grey representing iron, light and shadow)

Dates

  • Creation: 6th December 1817

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

A few days notice is usually required, due to the size of most of the drawings and the time required to retrieve them from store.

Full Extent

From the Series: 542 drawings

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Related Materials

Drawing N°23 i.e. P1[24]. See Section line AB for the bolt detail on the left hand side and Section line CD for the bolt detail on the right hand side.

Physical Description

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Physical Description

genreform: architectural drawing

General

the drawing illustrates in full size the constructive details about the junction between the bolts and cast iron braces. Two different types of bolts are shown both in front and side view.

General

P1-[25]

General

Full Size

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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