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![A and J Main and Co Ltd publication cover](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/fa063aac-dc97-4d42-b0de-a5ad00b75671/AJ%20Main.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A & J Main and Co. Ltd. Catalogue No. 197
Trade Catalogue of A and J Main and Co. Ltd, Clydesdale Ironworks, circa 1890.
![A Grammar of Colouring](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/28709fac-bc22-432c-9b18-a5ad00c33aad/A%20Grammar%20of%20Colouring.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Grammar of Colouring
A compilation of the 1800s chemist, George Field, intended to give decorative artists information on the origin, composition and properties of various pigments, dyes and paints.
![A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/b04eda87-da85-41d4-b849-a7c200bdafd3/Thatched%20Buildings.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
A Survey of Thatched Buildings in Scotland
This publication is a photographic survey of thatched buildings in Scotland, surveyed between May 2014 and August 2015 by Zoe Herbert, on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
![Stornoway Ironwork](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/21bb6a67-4f62-4adc-9cf7-a59300ce1ad9/Architectural%20Ironwork%20in%20Stornoway.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Architectural Ironwork in Stornoway
A publication telling the story of the stunning Victorian and Edwardian ironwork of Stornoway.
![Builders Vade Mecum](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/7277bed3-58f8-461a-864d-a5c300f55946/Builders%20Vade%20Mecum.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Builders Vade Mecum
A snapshot of the architectural and construction industry in the mid-1700s. The Builder's Vade Mecum is a snapshot of the architectural and construction industry during the mid 18th century.
![Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/480975be-ae89-447c-923c-a5bb00f87aa5/Building%20Knowledge.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Knowledge
An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow
Appealing to a wide audience this is a prestigious publication which celebrates some of Glasgow's most recognisable buildings.
![Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/8e3a5d98-9187-4381-b423-a5ca00fee02c/Building%20Stone%20Resources%20of%20the%20UK%20Map.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map
Building Stone Resources of the United Kingdom Map - This map is published by the British Geological Survey, and is a joint venture with HES and other principle heritage and industry bodies.
![Building Timber and Iron Work Burn](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/a900d0be-f010-47d8-969d-a60a00fef557/building%20timber.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building Timber and Iron Work Burn
Building Timber and Iron Work Burn - Written for students in the building construction trade, this manual provides a good description of each of the materials timber, iron and lead.
![Building with Scottish Stone](https://app-hes-pubs-prod-neu-01.azurewebsites.net/imageprocessor/d6cb3248-fc1e-406c-8afd-a59100f8d91b/building-with-scottish-stone.jpg?mode=pad&width=400&height=400&bgcolor=ffffff)
Building with Scottish Stone
This guide aims to encourage use of stone sourced from Scotland’s working quarries and to provide a better understanding of those mineralogical properties that give each stone its distinctive quality.