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A catalogue of modern books on architecture, &c. Theoretical, practical, and ornamental; which, with the best Ancient Authors, are constantly on sale at I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library, no.56, High Holborn, London.
I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)Date: 1789?]- Pictures
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An allegory of the fine arts and architecture. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1766, after G.B. Cipriani.
Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785.Date: 1766Reference: 33067i- Books
Doctors' offices & clinics, medical & dental / Paul Hayden Kirk, Eugene D. Sternberg.
Kirk, Paul Hayden.Date: 1955- Books
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Rural architecture; or designs, from the simple cottage to the decorated villa; including some which have been executed. By John Plaw, Architect and Surveyor. Etched and shaded in aqua-tinta, on sixty-two plates.
Plaw, John, 1744 or 1745-1820.Date: M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]- Books
Hospitals--integrated design / by Isadore Rosenfield.
Rosenfield, Isadore.Date: [1947]- Books
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The art of architecture, a poem. In Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry. Humbly Inscribed to the Rt. Honble the Earl of ---------
Morris, Robert, 1701-1754.Date: 1742- Books
Planning and design of library buildings / Godfrey Thompson.
Thompson, Godfrey, 1921-Date: 1989- Books
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Rural architecture; or designs, from the simple cottage to the decorated villa; Including Some which have been Executed. By John Plaw, Architect and Surveyor. Etched and Shaded in Aqua-Tinta, on Sixty-Two Plates.
Plaw, John, 1744 or 1745-1820.Date: M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]- Books
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A familiar lecture illustrative of the architecture of the human body : exhibiting the power, wisdom, and goodness of Almighty God in the creation of Man : to which is added, a complete manual of animal chemistry / by Henry William Dewhurst.
Dewhurst, H. W. (Henry William)Date: 1834- Books
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Essays on Gothic architecture, by the Rev. T. Warton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose, and the Rev. J. Milner. (with A Letter To The Publisher.) Illustrated with ten plates of ornaments, &c. selected from ancient buildings; Calculated To exhibit the various Styles of different Periods.
Date: 1800- Books
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A catalogue of modern books on architecture, theoretical, practical, and ornamental; ... Which, with the best ancient authors, are constantly on sale at I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library, No. 56, High Holborn, London: where may be had the works of the most celebrated French architects and engineers.
I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)Date: 1796?]- Books
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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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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.XCV. [1795]- Books
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Rudiments of ancient architecture, containing an historical account of the five orders, with their proportions, and examples of each from antiques; also extracts from Vitruvius, Pliny, &c. relative to the Buildings of the Ancients. Calculated for the Use of those who wish to attain a summary Knowledge of the Science of Architecture. With a dictionary of terms. Illustrated with eleven plates.
Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- 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 grounds, parks, forests, &c. &c. Engraved on 38 copper-plates. By John Soane, Architect, member of the Royal Academies of parma and florence.
Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- Books
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The rudiments of ancient architecture, in two parts. Containing an historical account of the five orders, with their proportions and Examples of each from the Antiques; also Vitruvius on the temples and intercolumniations, &c. of the ancients . Calculated for the Use of those who wish to attain a summary Knowledge of the Science of Architecture. With a dictionary of terms. Illustrated with ten plates.
Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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Grotesque architecture, or rural amusement; consisting of plans, elevations, and sections, for huts, retreats, summer and winter hermitages, terminaries, Chinese, Gothic, and natural grottos, cascades, baths, mosques, Moresque pavilions, grotesque and rustic seats, green houses, &c. Many of which may be executed with flints, irregular stones, rude branches, and roots of trees. The whole containing twenty-eight new designs, with scales to each. To which is added, an explanation, with the method of executing them. By William Wrighte, architect.
Wrighte, William.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- Books
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The practical house carpenter; or, youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; As Centring for Groins, Niches, &c. Examples for Roofs, Sky-Lights, &c. The Five Orders laid down by a new Scale. Mouldings, &c. at large, with their Enrichments. Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Houses for Town and Country, Lodges, Hot-Houses, Green-Houses, Stables, &c. Design for a Church, with Plan, Elevation, and Two Sections; an Altar-Piece, and Pulpit. Designs for Chimney-Pieces, Shop-Fronts, Door-Cases. Section of a Dining-Room and Library. Variety of Stair-Cases: with many other important Articles and useful Embellishments. To which is added, A list of prices for materials and labour, labour only, and day prices. The whole illustrated, and made perfectly easy, by 148 copper-plates, with Explanations to each. By William Pain, Author of the Practical Builder, and British Palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: 1799- Books
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The practical house carpenter; or, youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; As Centering for Groins, Niches, &c. Examples for Roofs, Sky-Lights, &c. The Five Orders laid down by a New Scale. Mouldings, &c. at large, with their Enrichments. Plans, Elevations and Sections of Houses for Town and Country, Lodges, Hot-Houses, Green-Houses, Stables, &c. Design for a Church, with Plan, Elevation, and two Sections; an Altar-Piece, and Pulpit. Designs for Chimney-Pieces, Shop-Fronts, Door-Cases. Section of a Dining-Room and Library. Variety of Stair-Cases, with many other important Articles, and useful Embellishments. To which is added, A list of prices for materials and labour, labour only, and day prices. The whole illustrated, and made perfectly easy, by 148 copper plates, With Explanations to each, By William Pain, Author of the Practical Builder, and British Palladio.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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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. Illustrated With Several New and Useful Designs of Houses, with their Plans, Elevations, and Sections. Also, Clear and Ample Instructions, annexed to each Subject, in Letter-Press; with a List of Prices for Materials and Labour, and Labour only. This Work will be universally useful to all Carpenters, Bricklayers, Masons, Joiners, Plaisterers, and others, concerned in the several Branches of Building, &c. comprehending the following Subjects, viz. Plans, Elevations, and Sections, of Gentlemen's Houses. Designs for Doors, Chimneys, and Ceilings, with their proper Embellishments, in the most modern Taste. A great Variety of Mouldings, for Base and Surbase Architraves, Imposts, Friezes, and Cornices, with their proper Ornaments, for Practice, drawn to Half-Size: To which are added, Scales for enlarging or lessening at Pleasure. Also, great Variety of Stair-Cases; shewing the practical Method of executing them, in any Case required, viz. Groins, Angle-Brackets, Circular Circular Flewing and Winding Soffits, Domes, Sky-Lights, &c. all made plain and easy to the meanest Capacity. The Proportion of Windows for the Light to Rooms. Preparing Foundations; the Proportion of Chimneys to Rooms, and Sections of Flews. The principal Timbers properly laid out, on each Plan, viz. the Manner of framing the Roofs, and finding the Length and Backing of Hips, either square or bevel. Scantlings of the Timbers, figured in Proportion to their Bearing. The Method for trussing Girders, Scarfing Plates, &c. And many other Articles, particularly useful to all Persons in the Building Profession. The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, fro the original designs of William and James Pain.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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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. Illustrated with several new and useful designs of houses, with their plans, elevations, and sections. Also, clear and ample instructions annexed to each subject, in letter-press; with a list of prices for materials and labour, and labour only. This work will be universally useful to all carpenters, bricklayers, masons, joiners, plaisterers, and other concerned in the several branches of building, &c. comprehending the following subjects, viz. Plans, elevations, and sections of gentlemen's houses. designs for doors, chimneys, and ceilings, with their proper embellishments, in the most modern taste. A great variety of mouldings, for base and surbase architraves, imposts, friezes and cornices, with their proper ornaments, for practice, drawn to half-size: to which are added, scales for enlarging or lessening at pleasure. Also, great variety of stair-cases; shewing the practical method of executing them, in any case required, viz. groins, angle-brackets, circular flewing and winding soffits, domes, sky-lights, &c. all made plain and easy to the meanest capacity. The proportion of windows for the light to rooms. Preparing foundations; the proportion of chimneys to rooms, and sections of flews. The principal timbers properly laid out, on each plan, viz. the manner of framing the roofs, and finding the length and backing of hips, either square or bevel. Scantlings of the timbers, figured in proportion to their bearing. The method for trussing girders, scarsing plates, &c. And many other articles, particularly useful to all persons in the building profession. The whole correctly engraved on forty-two folio copper-plates, from the original designs of William and James Pain.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]- Books
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The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture. Fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings; for dimnishing and gluing of columns and capitals; for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height; for striking the ionic volute, circular or elliptical; with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, &c. and some designs for door-cases. Elegantly engraved on thirty-three plates. With explanations. By Peter Nicholson, author of the carpenter's new guide.
Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844.Date: 1795- Books
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An essay on British cottage architecture: Being an attempt to perpetuate on principle, that peculiar mode of building, which was originally the effect of chance. Supported by fourteen designs, with their technography, or plans, laid down to scale; comprising dwellings for the peasant and farmer, and retreats for the gentleman; with various observations thereon: the whole extending to twenty-one plates, designed and executed in Aqua-Tinta. By James Malton.
Malton, James, -1803.Date: M.DCC.XCVIII. [1798]- Books
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Convenient and ornamental architecture, consisting of original designs, for plans, elevations, and sections: beginning with the farm house, and Regularly ascending to the most grand and magnificent Villa; Calculated both for Town and Country, and to suit all Persons in every Station of Life. Engraved on seventy copper plates. With reference and explanation in letter press, of the Use of every Room in each separate Building, and the Dimensions accurately figured on the Plans, with exact Scales for Measurements. By John Crunden, Architect.
Crunden, John, approximately 1745-1835.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
The art of writing and drawing : a selection of one hundred books from the Ekström Collection in the National Library for Psychology and Education, Stockholm a descriptive and annotated catalogue of 16th through 18th rare and important books on calligraphy - perspective - architecture - drawing - anatomy - colours and related arts / compiled by Ove Hagelin.
Hagelin, Ove.Date: 1987