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Familiar architecture; or, original designs of houses for gentlemen and tradesmen; parsonages; summer retreats; Banqueting-Rooms; and Churches: With Plans, Sections, &c. To which is added, the masonry of semicircular and elliptical arches; with practical remarks. By Thomas Rawlins, Architect. On fifty-one copper plates.
Rawlins, Thomas.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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To be seen, at the Great Room, Exeter Change, from ten in the morning till six in the evening. The model of the city and suburbs of Paris. This admirable specimen of architecture and ingenuity ... engaged the talents and application of the late celebrated M. Lequoy, architect to Lewis the XVth. for twenty-two years, ...
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Pain's British Palladio: or, the builder's general assistant. Demonstrating, in the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the ground plan to the ornamental finish. ... The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, from the original designs of William and James Pain.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: 1797- Books
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The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant: Demonstrating, after the most easy and practical method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish; illustrated with a greater number of useful and familiar examples than any work of that kind hitherto published; with clear and ample instructions, annexed to each subject or number, on the same plate; being not only useful but necessary to all masons, bricklayers, plasterers, carpenters, joiners, and others concerned in the several branches of building, &c. Also, the figure, description, and use of a new-invented joint-rule, to calculated as to render easy the drawing of any figure, architrave, frize, cornice, or moulding, that can be required to any given scale. The whole correctly engraven on seventy-seven folio copper-plates, from the designs of William Pain the subjects herein chiefly consist of, I. Of foundations, walls, and their diminutions, fitness of chimneys, and proportion of light to rooms, with the due scantlings of timber to be cut for building, &c ... VIII. Gothic architecture, being a various collection of columns, entablatures, arches, doors, windows, chimney-pieces, and other decorations in that prevailing taste-and it may be noted of these, as of all the foregoing examples, that they are immediately adapted to workmen, and may be executed by the meanest capacity.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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A new and accurate method of delineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture, by means of a well contriv'd, and most easily manag'd instrument; whereon the just proportions of the principal members, and of their several parts, are so disposed, as wholly to avoid the difficulty of the fractional parts that usually attend these operations. English'd from the original Italian of Octavio Revesi Bruti, by Thomas Malie, Gent.
Revesi Bruti, Ottavio.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The four books of Andrea Palladio's architecture: Wherein, after a short treatise of the five orders, those observations that are most necessary in building, private houses, streets, bridges, piazzas, xisti, and temples are treated of.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.Date: Anno MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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Chinese architecture. Part the second. Being a large collection of designs of their paling of different kinds, lattice work, &c. For Parks, Paddocks, Terminations for Vistos, Ha Ha's, Common Fence and Garden, Paling, both close and open, Chinese Stiles, Stair-Cases, Galleries, Windows, &c. To which are added, Several Designs of Chinese Vessels, Ewers, Ganges Cups, Tureens, Garden Pots, &c. The whole neatly engraved on twelve copper-plates, from real Chinese designs, improved by P. Decker, Architect.
Decker, Paul.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
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The builder's jewel: or, the youth's instructor, and workman's remembrancer. Explaining Short and Easy Rules, Made familiar to the meanest Capacity, For Drawing and Working, I. The Five Orders of Columns entire; or any Part of an Order, without Regard to the Module or Diameter. And to enrich them With their Rusticks, Flutings, Cablings, Dentules, Modillions, &c. Also to proportion Their Doors, Windows, Intercolumnations, Portico's, and Arcades. Together With fourteen Varieties of Raking, Circular, Scrolled, Compound, and Contracted Pediments; and the true Formation and Accadering of their Raking and returned Cornices; and Mouldings for Capping their Dentules and Modillions. II. Block and Cantaliver Cornices, Rustick Quoins, Cornices proportioned to Rooms, Angle Brackets, Mouldings for Tabernacle Frames, Pannelling, and Centering for Groins, Trussed Partitions, Girders, Roofs and Domes. With a Section of the Dome of St. Paul's London. The Whole illustrated by upwards of 200 Examples, engraved on 100 Copper-Plates. By B. and T. Langley.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: M.DCC.LIV. [1754]- Books
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The mirror of architecture: or the ground-rules of the art of building, exactly laid down by Vincent Scamozzi, master-builder of Venice. Whereby the principal Points of Architecture are easily and plainly demonstrated for the Benefit of all Lovers and Ingenious Practitioners in the said Art. With the description and use of a joynt-rule, fitted with Lines for the ready finding the Lenghts and Angels of Rasters, and Hips, and Collar-Beams, in any Square or Bevelling Roof at any pitch; and the ready drawing the Architrave, Frize, and Cornice in any Order. With other useful Conclusions by the said Rule. By John Brown. The fifth edition. Whereunto is added, a compendium of the art of building. Giving a Brief Account of the Names, Natures, and Rates of all the Materials, belonging to the Erection of an Edifice: And what Quantity of each sort will be needful for the Building of any House. Whereby Estimates, Valuations and Contracts may be made between Builder and Workman, without Damage to either. And how to measure the Works of the several Artificers belonging to Building; and what Method and Customs are observ'd therein. By William Leyburn.
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552-1616.Date: 1708- Books
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The mirror of architecture: or the ground-rules of the art of building. Exactly laid down by Vincent Scamozzi, Master-Builder of Venice. Whereby the principal points of architecture are easily and plainly demonstrated for the Benefit of all Lovers and Ingenious practitioners in the said Art. With the Description and use of a Joint-Rule, fitted with Lines for the ready finding the Lengths and Angles of Rafters, and Hips, and Collar-Beams, in any Square or Bevelling Roof at any pitch; and the ready drawing the Architrave, Frize, and Cornice in any Order. With other useful Conclusions by the said Rule. By John Brown. The sixth edition. Whereunto is added, a compendium of the art of building. Giving a Brief Account of the Names, Natures, and Rates of all the Materials, belonging to the Erection, of an Edifice: And what Quantity of each sort will be needful for the Building of any House. Whereby Estimates, Valuations and Contracts may be made between Builder and Workman, without Damage to either. And how to measure the Works of the several Artificers belonging to Building; and what Method and Customs are observ'd therein. By William Leyburn.
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552-1616.Date: 1721- Books
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An address to the public, from the society for the improvement of naval architecure. Instituted 14th April, 1791[.]
Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture.Date: 1791]- Books
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Harmonic architecture. Exemplified in a plan, elevations and sections, &c. of a building, with four different fronts, upon an harmonic form or cube, now made octangular; being designed for a museum, in a retired situation of a park or garden: to which is added, a table of parts with two scales, one of Parts and the other of Feet and Inches, for measuring and proportioning the Members to the aforesaid Building. By J. Shortess,
Shortess, J.Date: M.DCC.XLI. [1741]- Books
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A proposition for a new order in architecture, With rules for drawing the several parts. By Henry Emlyn, of Windsor. The second edition, with the addition of eleven plates and the explanation. Shewing the intercolumniations and arcades of the composition, and how it is adapted to assemble with the Grecian and Roman orders; also, the manner of placing it over the doric, ionic, composite, and Corinthian orders; with some concluding remarks.
Emlyn, Henry, 1728 or 1729-1815.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The architecture of Leon Batista Alberti. In ten books. Of painting. In three books. And of Statuary. In one book. Translated into Italian By Cosimo Bartoli. And into English By James Leoni, Architect. lustrated with Seventy-Five Copper-Plates, Engraved by Mr. Picart. In one volume.
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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The theory and practice of architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola abridg'd. The first, by the famous Mr. Perrault, of the Royal Academy of Sciences in France, (and carfully done into English. And the other by Joseph Moxon; and now accurately publish'd the fifth time.
Vitruvius Pollio.Date: 1703- Books
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The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant; demonstrating, After the most easy and practical Method, all the principal rules of architecture, from the plan to the ornamental finish; Illustrated with a greater Number of useful and familiar Examples than any Work of that Kind hitherto published; With Clear and ample Instructions annexed to each Subject or Number, on the same Plate, with Estimates of Materials and Workmanship; Being not only useful to all Masons, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Carpenters, Joiners, and others concerned in the several Branches of Building, &c. but also necessary for Gentlemen, who will be hereby enabled to know the exact Expence of any Building, Alteration, or Repair. The whole correctly engraved on 92 folio copper-plates, containing upwards of seven hundred designs on the following Subjects, &c. 1. Of Foundations, Walls, and their Diminutions, Fitness of Chimneys, and Proportion of Light to Rooms, with the due Scantlings of Timber to be cut for Buildings, &c. II. Great Variety of Geometrical, Elliptic, and Polygon Figures, with Rules for their Formation, centering of all Sorts for Groins, Brick and Stone Arches, &c. both circular and splayed, also with circular Soflits in a circular Wall; many Examples for Gluing and Vancering Niches, &c. with Rules for tracing the Cover of Curve-Line Roofs, Piers, Vases, Pedestals for Sun-Dials, Busts, &c. and their must suitable Proportions. III. General Directions for framing Floors and Partitions Truss-Roofs, &c. and Methods to find the Length and Backing of Hips, straight or curve Lines to any Pitch, Square, or Bevel. IV. Of Stair-Cases, variously constructed; the Methods of working Ramp and Twist Rails; Profits of Stairs to shew the Manner of setting Carriages for the Steps; also the Framing of String-Boards and Rails, and likewise of fixing them. V. The Five Orders of Architecture from Palladio, with the Rule for gauging Flutes and Fillets on a diminished Column, by a Method extremely easy, and entirely new. VI. Doors, Windows, Frontispieces, Chimney-Pieces, Cornices, Mouldings, &c. truly proportioned, in a plain and genteel Taste. Vii. Sacred Ornaments, viz. Altar-Pieces, Pulpits, &c. Viii. Gothic Architecture, being a various Collection of Columns, Entablatures, Arches, Doors, Windows, Chimney-Pieces, and other Decorations in that prevailing Taste-And it may be noted of these, as of all the foregoing Examples, that they are immediately adapted to Workmen, and may be executed by the meanest Capacity. IX. Plans and Elevations of elegant Buildings Green-Houses, Hot-Houses, Temples, Seats for Gardens, Parks, &c. By William Pain, Architect and Joiner.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A treatise of the five orders of columns in architecture, ... To which is annex'd, a discourse concerning pilasters: and of several abuses introduc'd into architecture. Engraven on six folio plates ... adorn'd with ... borders, ... initial letters, and ... tail-pieces, b John Sturt. Written in French by Claude Perrault, ... Made English by John James ...
Perrault, Claude, 1613-1688.Date: [1722?]- Books
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The first book of architecture: by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian, with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Pr. Le Muet, Architect to the French King. Translated into English, by Godfrey Richards. The whole illustrated with above seventy copper cuts. Also rules and demonstrations, with several Designs, for the framing of any manner of roofs, either Above Pitch, or Under Pitch, whether Square or Bevel; never before Published: by that Ingenious Architect, Mr. William Pope of London. With Designs of Floors of Variety of Small Pieces of Wood Inlaid, lately made in the Palace of Somerset-House; a Curiosity never practised before in England.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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The practical house carpenter, or The youth's instructor: Containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; the five orders laid down by an entire new scale; with frontispieces, chimney pieces, stair cases, and mouldings at large; with their proper embellishments for practice. plans, elevations, and sections, for town and country houses. Printed on fifty-four quarto copper plates, with explanations to face each plate. By William Pain, author of the golden rule and British palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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The practical house carpenter, or the youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; The Five Orders laid down by an entire new Scale; with Frontispieces, Chimney Pieces, Stair Cases, and Mouldings at large; with their proper embellishments for practice. Plans, elevations, and sections, For Town and Country Houses. Printed on seventy-five quarto copper plates, with explanations to face each plate. By William Pain, Author of the Golden Rule and British Palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790] [1791]- Books
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Proposals for engraving, and printing, in folio, A treatise of the five orders of columns in architecture ... Written in French by Claude Perrault ... Subscriptions are taken by John Sturt.
Perrault, Claude, 1613-1688.Date: 1707]- Books
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The gentleman's and builder's repository: or, Architecture display'd. Containing the most useful and requisite problems in geometry. As also, the most easy, expeditious, and correct methods for attaining the knowledge of the five orders of architecture, by equal parts, and fewer divisions, than any thing hitherto published. Together with all such rules for arches, doors, windows cieling-pieces, chimney-pieces, and their particular embellishments, as can be required. Likewise, a large variety of designs for truss roofs; with the method of finding the hip, either square or bevel. Also, the most certain and approved methods of forming a number of different stair-cases, with their twisted rails, &c. The whole embellished, not only with fourscore plates, in quarto, but such variety of cieling-pieces, shields, compartments, and other curious and uncommon decorations, as must needs render it acceptable to all gentlemen, artificers, and others, who delight in, or practice, the art of building. The designs regulated and drawn by E. Hoppus, and engraved by B. Cole.
Hoppus, E. (Edward), -1739.Date: M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The practical builder; or workman's general assistant; shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building; The Use of Tramel for Groins, Angle Brackets, Niches, &c. Semi-Circular Arches on flewing Jambs, the preparing and making their Soffits; Rules of Carpentry, To find the Length and Backing of Hips strait or curved; Trusses for Roofs, Domes, &c. Trussing of Girders, Sections of Floors, &c. The Proportion of the Five Orders in their general and particular Parts: Gluing of Columns; Stair-Cases with their Ramp and Twist Rails, fixing the Carriages, Newels, &c. Frontispieces, Chimney-Pieces, Ceilings, Cornices, Architraves, &c. In The Newest Taste; With Plans and Elevations of Gentlemen's and Farm Houses, Barns, &c. The fifth edition; revised and corrected by the author, William Pain, Architect and Joiner. Engraved on eighty-three plates.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]- Books
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The builder's dictionary: or, Gentleman and Architect's companion. Explaining not only the terms of art in all the several parts of architecture, but also containing the theory and practice Of the Various Branches thereof, requisite to be known by Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Glaziers, Smiths, Turners, Carvers, Statuaries, Plumbers, &c. Also Necessary Problems in Arithmetic, Geometry, Mechanics, Perspective, Hydraulics, and other Mathematical Sciences. Together with The Quantities, Proportions, and Prices of all Kinds of Materials used in Building; with Directions for Chusing, Preparing, and Using them: The several Proportions of the Five Orders of Architecture, and all their Members, according to Vitruvius, Palladio, Scamozzi, Vignola, M. Le Clerc, &c. With Rules for the Valuation of Houses, and the Expence calculated of Erecting any Fabrick, Great or Small. The Whole Illustrated with more than Two Hundred Figures, many of them curiously Engraven on Copper-Plates: Being a Work of great Use, not only to Artificers, but likewise to Gentlemen, and others, concerned in building, &c. Faithfully digested from the most Approved Writers on these Subjects. In two volumes.
Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Lectures on architecture. Consisting of rules founded upon harmonick and arithmetical proportions in building. Design'd as an agreeable entertainment for gentlemen: and More Particularly Useful to all who make Architecture, or the Polite Arts, their Study. Read to a Society Establish'd for the Improvement of Arts and Sciences, and Explain'd by Examples on Copper Plates; with the Proportions apply'd to Practice. By Robert Morris.
Morris, Robert, 1701-1754.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]