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A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1783- Books
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Designs in architecture; consisting of plans, elevations, and sections, for temples, baths, cassines, pavilions, garden-seats, obelisks, and other buildings; for decorating Pleasure - Ground, Parks, Forests, &c. &c. Engraved on 38 copper-plates. By John Soan.
Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The British architect: or, the builder's treasury of stair-cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious Method of drawing the Five Orders, than has hitherto been published, by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts, free from those troublesome Divisions call'd Aliquot Parts. Shewing also how to giue up their Columns and Capitals. II. Likewise Stair-Cases, (those most useful, ornamental, and necessary Parts of a Building, though never before sufficiently described in any Book, Ancient or Modern); shewing their most convenient Situation, and the Form of their Ascending in the most grand Manner: With a great Variety of curious Ornaments, whereby any Gentleman may fix on what will suit him best, there being Examples of all Kinds; and necessary Directions for such Persons as are unacquainted with that Branch. III. Designs of Arches, Doors, and Windows. IV. A great Variety of New and Curious Chimney-Pieces, in the most elegant and modern Taste. V. Corbels, Shields, and other beautiful Decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary Rules of Carpentry; with the Manner of Truss'd Roofs, and the Nature of a splay'd circular Soffit, both in a streight and circular Wall, never published before. Together with Raking Cornices, Groins, and Angle Brackets, described. The Whole being illustrated with upwards of One Hundred Designs and Examples, curiously engraved by the best Hands on Sixty Folio Copper-Plates. By Abraham Swan, Architect.
Swan, Abraham.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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A catalogue of modern books on architecture, theoretical, practical, and ornamental Viz. Books Of Plans And Elevations For Cottages, Farm-Houses, Mansions, &c. Temples, Bridges, &c. Of Ornaments for internal Decorations, Foliage for Carvers, &c. ON Perspective. Books of Use for Carpenters, Bricklayers, and Workmen In General, &c. &c. Which, with the best Ancient Authors, are constantly on sale at J. Taylor's Architectural Library, No.59 High Holborn, London. Where May BE Had, The Works of the most celebrated French Architects and Engineers.
Taylor, J. (Josiah).Date: [1800?]- Books
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The British architect: or, the builder's treasury of stair-cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious Method of drawing the Five Orders, than has hitherto been published, by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts, free from those troublesome Divisions called Aliquot Parts. Shewing also how to glue up their Columns and Capitals. II. Likewise Stair-Cases, (those most useful, ornamental, and necessary Parts of a Building, though never before sufficiently described in any Book, Ancient or Modern); shewing their most convenient Situation, and the Form of their Ascending in the most grand Manner: With a great Variety of curious Ornaments, whereby any Gentleman may fix on what will suit him best, there being Examples of all Kinds; and necessary Directions for such Persons as are unacquainted with that Branch. III. Designs of Arches, Doors, and Windows. IV. A great Variety of New and Curious Chimney-Pieces, in the most elegant and modern Taste. V. Corbels, Shields, and other beautiful Decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary Rules Of Carpentry; with the Manner of Truss'd Roofs, and the Nature of a splay'd circular Soffit, both in a streight and circular Wall, never published before. Together with Raking Cornices, Groins, and Angle Brackets, described. The whole being illustrated with upwards of One Hundred Designs and Examples, curiously engraved by the best hands on sixty folio copper-plates. By Abraham Swan, Carpenter.
Swan, Abraham.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The theory and practice of gardening: wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, As Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens, &c. containing divers plans, and general dispositions of gardens; new Designs of Parterres, Groves, Grass-Plots, Mazes, Banqueting-Rooms, Galleries, Portico's, and Summer-Houses of Arbor-Work; Terrasses, Stairs, Fountains, Cascades, and the like Ornaments, of Use in the Decoration and Embellishment of Gardens. With The Manner of laying out the Ground, cutting the Terrasses, and of Drawing and Executing all sorts of Designs, according to the Principles of Geometry. The Method of Planting, and Raising, in little time, all the Plants requisite in Fine Gardens. Also That of discovering Water, conveying it into Gardens, and of making Basons and Fountains for the same. Together with Remarks and general Rules in all that concerns the Art of Gardening. Done from the French original, printed at Paris, anno 1709. By John James of Greenwich.
Dézallier d'Argenville, A.-J. (Antoine-Joseph), 1680-1765.Date: MDCCXII. [1712]- Books
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The theory and practice of gardening: wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, Commonly Called Pleasure-Gardens, Consisting of Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens, &c. containing several plans, and general dispositions of gardens, New Designs of Parterres, Groves, Grass-Plots, Mazes, Banqueting-Rooms, Galleries, Portico's, and Summer-Houses of Arbour-Work, Terrasses, Stairs, Fountains, Cascades, and other Ornaments of use in the Decoration and Embelishment of Gardens. With The Manner of making the Ground, forming Designs suitable to the Place, and putting them in Execution, according to the Principles of Geometry. The Method of Setting and Raising in little time, all the Plants requisite in fine Gardens: Also the Way to find Water, to convey it into Gardens, and to make Basons and Fountains for the same. Together with Remarks and General Rules in all that concerns the Art of Gardening. By Le Sieur Alexander Le Blond. Done from the late edition printed at Paris, by John James of Greenwich The second edition. With very large additions, and a new treatise of flowers and orange-trees.
Dézallier d'Argenville, A.-J. (Antoine-Joseph), 1680-1765.Date: 1728- Books
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The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director. Being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of houshold furniture in the gothic, Chinese and modern taste: including a great variety of book-cases for libraries or private rooms. Commodes, library and writing-tables, buroes, breakfast-tables, dressing and china-tables, china-cases, hanging-shelves, tea-chests, trays, fire-screens, chairs, settees, sopha's, beds, presses and cloaths-chests, pier-glass sconces, slab frames, brackets, candle-stands, clock-cases, frets, and other ornaments. To which is prefixed. A short explanation of the five orders of architecture, and rules of perspective; with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large, and the dimensions of each design specified: the whole comprehended in one hundred and sixty copper-plates, neatly engraved. Calculated to improve and refine the present taste, and suited to the fancy and circumstances of persons in all degrees of life. By Thomas Chippendale, of St. Martin's-lane, cabinet-maker.
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779.Date: [1754]- Books
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Proposals for publishing by subscription, in the course of the next spring, in one volume quarto, accompanied with seventeen plates, an account and explanation of the paintings and other ornaments and decorations, discovered in the month of September last one the walls of the present House of Commons. Including also, besides the history of these decorations and the building itself, a variety of original particulars as to the ancient state of the city of Westminster, and the place and other buildings there, and the principles and history of painting and gothic architecture. By John Sidney Hawkins, Esq.F.A.S. The plates engraven by Mr. John Thomas Smith, from drawings made by himself on the spot.
Hawkins, John Sidney, 1758-1842.Date: [1800]