16 Manuscript Ledger Volumes Of Cost Estimates Construction Details For Various Architectural

by Architectural Construction Cost Estimate Data Books

$7,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Some manuscript brush & ink diagrams several with flaps . Approximately 1800 folding leaves of text. All oblong 8vo of varying dimensions mostly ca. 115 x 165 mm. , orig. wrappers, orig. & new stitching. Japan : 1778-1864. These 16 thick ledger books contain specific construction details and estimates of the many costs of materials and labor involved in architectural and civil engineering projects overseen by the Sakujikata 作事方

• Binding: Wrappers

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