A boke named Tectonicon briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556.

Title

A boke named Tectonicon briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556.

Author

Digges, Leonard, d. 1571?

Publication

Imprynted at London :: By Thomas Gemini, dwellynge within the Blacke Friers: who is there ready exactly to make all the instrumentes apperteynynge to this booke,

Anno. 1562.

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"A boke named Tectonicon briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20450.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• L. D. vnto the Reader.
• The pleasaunt profite, or content of this lyttle boke. And in what it exceadeth all other publyshed.
• Diuerse thinges conducible, to the arte of measu∣rynge. THE I. CHAPTER.
• Howe the right hanging line in Triangles is drawen THE II. CHAPTER.
• Howe to measure all maner Triangled Lande. THE III. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
  • A figure of a double Triangle.
  • An other ensample.
  • How by supputation to measure all Triangled Lande.
• A rule for all maner regular or right squared lande of many sydes, as 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 20. 100. &c. THE IIII. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
• A rule for rounde Lande, and the partes therof. The. V. Chapter.
  • Ensample.
  • Of the halfe Circle.
  • An other ensample of porcions and partes of a Circle.
  • Howe mixed fygures are measured.
  • To fynde the content superficiall, of Steples, Columnes, Globes, and theyr partes.
  • Or thus, by the rule of proportion, the partes of a Globe are founde.
  • To fynde the Diametre by some knowen portion therof.
• The true measuringe of Mountaynes and valleyes. THE VI. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
  • Of the Valley.
  • Howe this table of accompte now folowynge is to be vsed
  • A declaracion adioyned.
• To the Reader.
• Howe tymber or stone, foure square euery way, or broader on the one then on the other syde, is measured. THE VII. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
• Of Tymber or Stone. 3. 5. 10. 20. or mo¦sides square. &c. THE VIII. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
• Howe rounde and hollowed Tymber, Steples, Pillers, Globes .&c. are to be measured. THE IX. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
  • A note of hollowed Tymber.
  • Howe the Crassitude of picked Steples is knowen.
  • Howe the content of Pillers is knowen.
  • Howe the Cubicall bodyes of Globes are searched.
  • Of the halfe Circle.
  • A generall Note.
  • A table to finde the iust Radix or Square of any Tym∣ber, or Stone.
• The table of Tymber measure, with the declaration and use of it. THE, X. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
• Howe Tables, Bordes, Glasse, or any such like are mea∣sured, accordinge to theyr length and breadth onely to the foote square. THE XI. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
  • Ensample.
  • Or thus without Arithmetike when the breadthe exceadeth the Table.
• The face of the Carpenters ru∣ler, figured with the true mea∣sures and other thinges necessary. THE XII. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
• The back side of the Ruler, with the Quadrant Geometricall. THE XIII. CHAPTER.
• The commune vse of the Carpenters Ruler, touching the face afore put forthe. THE XIIII. CHAPTER.
  • An other Ensample.
• The vse of the principall lynes in the Geometricall Quadrant on the backsyde of the Ruler, and fyrste of the Leuell lyne. THE XV. CHAPTER.
• Howe by the lyne of Leuell to forsee whether the water of any springe or head is possible to be brought to a place apointed, and also to iudge the hole∣somnes of it. THE XVI. CHAPTER.
  • Of the line of Heigt.
  • The line of vpright Altitudes.
• To searche out heightes by the Scale, with the ayde of two places. THE XVIII. CHAPTER.
• Howe with the Scale, director vpright heightes, by theyr shadowes are declared. THE XIX. CHAPTER.
• Vvhat length the sides of thy Squyre ought to be, and the diuision of him. THE XX. CHAPTER.
  • Howe by this Squire heightes are knowen.
• How Lengthes in pleine grounde are searched by the Carpenters or Masons Squire. THE XXI. CHAPTER.
  • Ensample.
  • A Note.
• ¶A little treatise decla∣ringe the making and vse of an Instrument Geometricall (so farre as it fardereth the Landemeter or Carpenter) named the profitable Staffe. TO THE READER.
  • The makinge of this profitable Rodde or Staffe. THE FIRST CHAPTER.
    • Ianuary hath xxxi. daies
    • February hath xxviii. daies
    • Marche hath .xxxi. dayes.
    • Aprill hath. xxx. dayes.
    • peculiar calendar
    • May hath. xxxi. dayes.
    • Iune hath. xxx. dayes.
    • Iuly hath. xxxi. dayes.
    • August hath .xxxi. dayes.
    • horological instrument
  • general calendar
    • The yeare hath .xxxiii. euil daies general for euer.
    • tables of days
    • Io the briefe vse of this generall Kalendar.
    • How to know the Termes.
    • Generall Faires
  • instruction - height of the sun
    • How by this Instrument to get the height of the Sunne at all tymes.
    • A Table generall of Shadowes, right and contrary for euery grade of the Sunnes heyght: The thinge cau∣sing Shadowe, supposed .12 partes.
    • The vse of thys Table, and fyrst for Staffe Shadow
      • Ensample:
      • For Squyer Shadowe, titled contrary Shadow.
      • A Table of the Sunnes altitude for euery hou Pole mounted. 51. degrees 30. Minutes, exactely calculated.