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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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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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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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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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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. With a 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 Measurement. By John Crunden, architect. The whole elegantly engraved on seventy copper-plates, by Isaac Taylor.
Crunden, John, approximately 1745-1835.Date: 1767- Books
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A new and compleat system of architecture delineated, in a variety of plans and elevations of designs for convenient and decorated houses. Together with Offices and Out-Buildings proportioned thereto, and appropriated to the several Uses and Situations required. As Also An Estimate of each by the great Square. Prefix'd to these Are ten different Sorts of Piers, with Gates of various Compositions suitable to the same; intended for Entrances to Courts, Gardens, &c. As Also New Architectonic Rules for drawing the Members, in all Kinds and Proportions of the Orders. And to them are also added A Perspective View of the sinking Pier of Westminster-Bridge, with the two adjoining Arches; and a Method proposed by Trusses &c. to take off ? of the Weight, or Abutment and Pressure now on the Pier, and discharge it as set forth on the Plate. The whole comprised on 47 copper plates, with Explanations thereto in common Press-Work. Neatly engraved, and design'd by William Halfpenny, Architect.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: 1749- 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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Familiar architecture; consisting of original designs of houses for gentlemen and tradesmen, parsonages and summer-retreats; ... To which is added, the masonry of the semicircular and elliptical arches, with practical remarks. By Thomas Rawlins, ...
Rawlins, Thomas.Date: 1768- 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.LXXXVII. [1787]- 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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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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Twelve designs of country-houses, of two, three and four rooms on a floor, proper for glebes and small estates, with some observations on the common errors in building. By a gentleman.
Gentleman.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented. Being twenty new plans and elevations, on twelve copper-plates: Containing A great Variety of Magnificent Buildings accurately Described; AS Also, Several of a Smaller Kind elegantly Design'd, with all necessary Offices, of great Strength, easy Construction, and graceful Appearance. Scales are annexed, and regular Estimates are made for each Design. The Whole carefully calculated by the Great Square; With Instructions to Workmen, &c. in several Pages of Letter-Press. Intended as an Improvement of what has been published of that Sort. Correctly engraved from the designs of William and John Halfpenny, Architects. Published according to Act of Parliament, April 24, 1752.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: [1752]- 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; 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.XCI. [1791]- Books
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The rudiments of architecture: or, the young workman's instructor. In two parts. Part First, Containing The five Orders of Columns entire, with Frontispieces, Doors, Windows, Porticoes, Intercolumniations, and Arcades, suited to each; Rustic Doors and Windows; Block and Cantaliver Cornices; Rustic; Quoins; the manner of constructing Brick and Stone-Arches; Centuring for Groins and Vaulting; Stairs, Twisted Rails, Roofs and Domes; Inspectional Scales, Tables, &c. Directions for Drawing Plans and Elevations with Indian Ink: Likewise, the French and Spanish Orders. Part Second, Containing Geometry; the Mensuration of Solids and Supersicies; Plain Trigonometry, and Surveying of Land. With twenty-four elegant designs of buildings, the most of which have been actually executed in North Britain. To which is added, the builder's dictionary : Intended for those whose time will not allow them to attend Teachers.
Date: M.DCC.XCIX. [1799]- Books
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The gentlemens or builders companion containing variety of usefull designs for doors, gateways, peers, Pavilions, Temples, Chimney-Pieces, Slab Tables, Pier Glasses, or Tabernacle Frames, Ceiling Peices &c. Explained on Copper-Plates By Wm. Jones Architect. Published according to act of Parliament 1739
Jones, William, -1757.Date: 1739- Books
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English architecture: or, the publick buildings of London and Westminster. With plans of the streets and squares, represented in one hundred and twenty-three folio plates; with a succinct review of their history, and a candid examination of their perfections and defects.
Date: [1756?]- 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. With a 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 Measurement. By John Crunden, architect. The whole elegantly engraved on seventy copper-plates, by Isaac Taylor.
Crunden, John, approximately 1745-1835.Date: 1770- 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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The temple builder's most useful companion, being fifty entire new original designs for pleasure and recreation; consisting of plans, elevations, and sections, in the Greek, Roman, and Gothic taste: Calculated for the Ornamenting of Parks, Forests, Woods, Gardens, Canals, Eminences, Extensive Views, Mounts, Vistos, Islands, &c. Together with a full Explanation, in Letter Press, to each Design, and exact Scales for Measurement. By Thomas Collins Overton.
Overton, Thomas Collins.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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The temple builder's most useful companion, being fifty entire new original designs for Pleasure and Recreation; consisting of plans, elevations, and sections, in the Greek, Roman, and Gothic taste: Calculated for the Ornamenting of Parks, Forests, Woods, Gardens, Canals, Eminences, Extensive Views, Mounts, Vistos, Islands, &c. Together with a full Explanation, in Letter Press, to each Design, and exact Scales for Measurement. By Thomas Collins Overton,
Overton, Thomas Collins.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Books
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English architecture: or, the publick buildings of London and Westminster. With plans of the streets and squares, represented in one hundred and twenty-three folio plates; with A succinct Review of their History, and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects.
Date: [1772]- Books
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A collection of designs in architecture, containing new plans and elevations of houses, for general use. With A great Variety of Sections of rooms; from a common Room, to the most grand and magnificent. their decorations, viz. Bases, Surbases, Architraves, Freezes, and Cornices, properly inriched with Foliages, Frets and Flowers, in a New and Grand Taste. With margins and mouldings for the panelling. All large enough for Practice. To which are added, curious designs of stone and timber bridges, Extending from Twenty Feet to Two Hundred and Twenty, in One Arch. Likewise some Screens and Pavilions. In Two Volumes. Each containing Sixty Plates, curiously engraved on Copper. By Abraha Swan, Architect. ...
Swan, Abraham.Date: M.D.CCLVII. [1757]- Books
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A series of original designs for country seats or villas; containing plans and elevations, sections of the principal apartments, ceilings, chimney-pieces, capitals of columns, ornaments for friezes, and other interior decorations, in the antique style. Comprized in LVII. Plates, with Descriptions. Designed and engraved, in Aquatina. by George Richardson, Architect.
Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- 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 Measurement. By John Crunden, Architect.
Crunden, John, approximately 1745-1835.Date: M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]