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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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Ferme ornée; or, Rural improvements. A series of domestic and ornamental designs, suited to parks, plantations, rides, walks, rivers, farms, &c. Consisting of fences, paddock houses, a bath, a dog-kennel, pavilions, farm-yards, fishing houses, sporting-boxes, shooting-lodges, single and double cottages, &c. Calculated for landscape and picturesque effects. Engraved in aqua-tinta on thirty eight plates. With appropriate scenery, plans, and explanations. By John Plaw, architect. Author of rural architecture, and sketches for cottages, villas, &c.
Plaw, John, 1744 or 1745-1820.Date: 1800- Books
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Hints for dwellings: consisting of original designs for cottages, farm-houses, villas &c. plain and ornamental; with plans to each: in which Strict Attention is Paid to Unite Convenience and Elegance with Economy. Including some designs for town-houses. By D. Laing, Architect and Surveyor. Elegantly engraved, in aqua-tinta, on thirty-four plates, with Appropriate Scenery.
Laing, David, 1774-1856.Date: 1800- 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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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
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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,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Designs in architecture, for garden chairs, small gates for villas, park entrances, aviarys, Temples, Boat Houses, mausoleums, and bridges; with their plans, elevations, and sections, accompanied with scenery, &c. By W. Robertson.
Robertson, William (Architect)Date: [1800]- Books
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How to plan a house : a book for all about to build / by George Gordon Samson.
Samson, George Gordon.Date: 1914- Books
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The modern builder's assistant; or, a concise epitome of the whole system of architecture; In which The various Branches of that excellent Study are establish'd on the most familiar Principles, And rendered adequate to every Capacity; Being useful to the Proficient, and easy to the Learner. Divided into three parts. Containing I. A Correct View of the Five Orders, explained in several Sheets of Letter-Press. II. Consisting of Regular Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Houses, in the most elegant and convenient Manner, either for the Reception of Noblemen, Gentlemen or Tradesmen with large or small Families, adapted to the Taste of Town or Country. To which Part is added, A great Variety of other Plans for Offices or Out-Houses adjoining to them of different Dimensions for Domestic Uses; Such as Kitchens, Wash-Houses, Malt-Houses, Bake-Houses, Brew-Houses, Dairies, Vaults, Stables, Coach-Houses, Dog-Kennels, &c. &c. Together with the Estimates of each Design, and Proper Instructions to the Workmen how to execute the same. III. Exhibiting (ornamental as well as plain) a Variety of Chimney-Pieces, Windows, Doors, Sections of Stair-Cases, Rooms, Halls, Saloons, &c. Skreens for Rooms, also Cielings, Piers, and Gate-Roofs, &c. &c. The whole beautifully engraved on eighty five folio copper plates, from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, Architects and Carpenters, Robert Morris, Surveyor, and and T. Lightoler, Carver.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCVLII [1757]- Books
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The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture. Containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, temples, summer-houses, lodges, huts, grotto's, &c. In the Augustine, Gothic and Chinese taste, with proper directions annexed. Also an exact estimate of their several amounts, which are from twenty-five to one hundred pounds, and most of them portable. Correctly engraved on twenty-five copper plates, from the designs and under the direction of William and John Halfpenny, architects.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The country gentleman's pocket companion, and Builder's Assistant, for Rural Decorative Architecture. Containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, Temples, Summer-Houses, Lodges, Huts, Grotto's, &c. in the Augustine, Gothick and Chinese taste, With proper Directions annexed. Also, an exact estimate of their severa amounts, which are from twenty-five to one hundred pounds, and most of them portable. Correctly engraved on twenty-five copper plates, from the designs, and under the direction of William and John Halfpenny, architects.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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Rural architecture in the Gothick taste. Being twenty new designs, for temples, garden-seats, summer-houses, Lodges, Terminies, Piers, &c. on sixteen copper plates. With Instructions to Workmen, and Hints where with most Advantage to be erected. The whole invented and drawn by William and John Halfpenny. Architects.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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Sketches in architecture. Containing plans and elevations of cottages villas and other useful buildings with characterstic scenery. By John Soane architect to the Bank of England and member of the Royal Academies of Parma and Florence.
Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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Design of dwellings : Report of the Design of dwellings subcommittee of the Central housing advisory committee appointed by the minister of health and Report of a study group of the Ministry of town and country planning on site planning and layout in relation to housing.
Great Britain. Central Housing Advisory Committee.Date: 1944- Books
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Plans, elevations and sections, of noblemen and gentlemen's houses, and also of stabling, bridges, public and private, temples and other garden buildings; executed In The Counties Of Derby, Durham, Middlesex, Northumberland, Nottingham, and York. By James Paine, Architect, One of the Directors of the Society of Artists of Great-Britain. Part the first. Illustrated by seventy-four large folio plates.
Paine, James, 1717?-1789.Date: M.DCC.LXVII. [1767]- 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 pavillions, 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 Wright, architect,
Wrighte, William.Date: [1790?]- Books
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Rural architecture in the Chinese taste, being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, ... on sixty copper plates with full instructions or workmen ... by Willm. & Jno Halfpenny ... Divided into four parts.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: [1752]- 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 Pavillions, 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 entire new designs, beautifully engraved on Copper Plates, with Scales to each. to which is added, a full explanation, in letter press, and the true method of executing them. By William Wrighte, architect.
Wrighte, William.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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Decorations for parks and gardens. Designed for gates, garden seats, alcoves, temples, baths, entrance gates, lodges, facades, prospects for towers Cattle Sheds, Ruins, Bridges, Greenhouses, &c. &c. also A Hot House & Hot Wall: with plans & scales on 55 plates.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The third edition, with four additional designs of Useful architecture; being the last work in this kind of William Halfpenny, Architect and Carpenter, in twenty-five new designs, with full and clear instructions, in every particular, for erecting parsonage-houses, farm-houses, and inns, with their respective offices, &c. of various Dimensions, at the most moderate Expence, the Largest not exceeding Five Hundred Pounds, and the Smallest under One Hundred Pounds. As will evidently appear By their several Dimensions and Estimates Particularly set forth with Respect both to Brick and Stone, Adapted to the usual Measurement of Great Britain and Ireland Together with a supplement, containing several designs for building with timber only, with Estimates annext in like Manner. The four designs added, are for bridges, which in Rural Situations are generally necessary and always pleasing, being suited to small Pieces of Water, Brooks, &c. and the chief Ornament where Strength with Beauty is needful. The Whole intended as an Improvement of what has hitherto been given on that Subject, and rendered both Practicable and Beneficial to all concerned in Building.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The country gentleman's architect, in a great variety of new designs; for cottages, farm-houses, country-houses, villas, lodges for park or garden entrances, and ornamental wooden gates; with Plans of the Offices belonging to each Design, Distributed with a strict Attention to Convenience, Elegance and Economy. Engraved on thirty-two plates, from designs drawn by J. Miller, Architect.
Miller, J. (John) (Architect)Date: M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]- 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
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Oikidia, or nutshells: being ichnographic distributions for small villas; chiefly upon œconomical principles. In seven classes. With occasional remarks. By Jose MacPacke, a bricklayer's labourer. Part the first, containing twelve designs.
Peacock, James, 1738?-1814.Date: 1785- Books
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Rural architecture in the Chinese taste, being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c. on sixty copper plates with full instructions for workmen also a near estimate of the charge and hints where proper to be erected the whole invented & drawn by Willm. &Inn. halfpenny, architects. The 3d. edition. With the addition of 4 plates in quarto of roofs for Chinese & Indian temples, the manner of fixing their ornaments, covering and carrying off the water, their cornices with the several members adjusted to regular proportion.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: 1755- Books
Modern housing in town and country / illustrated by examples of municipal and other schemes of block dwellings, tenement houses, model cottages and villages, also plans and descriptions of the cheap cottage exhibition, by James Cornes.
Cornes, James.Date: 1905