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The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs: or the art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture. Illustrated by upwards of four hundred grand designs, neatly engraved on one hundred and eighty-six copper plates, for Piers, Gates, Doors, Windows, Niches, Buffets, Cisterns, Chimney Pieces, Tabernacle Frames, Pavements, Frets, Gulochi's, Pulpits, Types, Altar Pieces, Monuments, Fonts, Obelisques, Pedestals, for Sun-Dials, Busto's, and Stone Tables, Book-Cases, Cielings, and Iron Works. Proportioned by Aliquot Parts. With an appendix of fourteen plates of Trusses for Girders and Beams, different Sorts of Rafters, and a Variety of Roofs, &c. To which are prefix'd, The Five Orders of Columns, according to Andrea Palladio; whose Members are proportioned by Aliquot Parts, in a more easy Manner than has yet been done. The Whole interspersed With sure Rules for working all the Varieties of Raking Members in Pediments, Modilions, &c. The like, for the immediate Use of Workmen, never published before, in any Language. By B.L.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: 1745- Books
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The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs: or the art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture. Illustrated by upwards of four hundred grand designs, neatly engraved on one hundred and eighty-six copper-plates, for Piers, Gates, Doors, Windows, Niches, Buffets, Cisterns, Chimney-Pieces, Tabernacle-Frames, Pavements, Frets, Gulochi's, Pulpits, Types, Altar-Pieces, Monuments, Fonts, Obelisques, Pedestals, for Sun-Dials, Busto's, and Stone Tables, Book-Cases, Cielings, and Iron Works. Proportioned by Aliquot parts. With an appendix of fourteen plates of Trusses for Girders and beams, different Sorts of rafters, and a Variety of Roofs, &c. To which are prefix'd, The Five Orders of Columns, according to Andrea Palladio; whose Members are proportioned by aliquot Parts, in a more easy Manner than has yet been done. The whole interspersed With sure rules for working all the Varieties of Raking Members in Pediments, Modillions, &c. The like, for the immediate Use of workmen, never published before, in any Language. By B. L.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: 1750- Books
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The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director: being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture, in the most fashionable taste. Including a great Variety of Chairs, Sofas, Beds, and Couches; China-Tables, Dressing-Tables, Shaving-Tables, Bason-Stands, and Teakettle-Stands; Frames for Marble-Slabs, Bureau-Dressing-Tables, and Commodes; Writing-Tables, and Library-Tables; Library-Book-Cases, Organ-Cases for private Rooms, or Churches, Desks, and Book-Cases; Dressing and Writing-Tables with Book-Cases, Toilets, Cabinets, and Cloaths-Presses; China-Cases, China-Shelves, and Book-Shelves; Candle-Stands, Terms for Busts, Stands for China Jars, and Pedestals; Cisterns for Water, Lanthorns, and Chandeliers; Fire-Screens, Brackets, and Clock-Cases; Pier-Glasses, and Table-Frames; Girandoles, Chimney-Pieces, and Picture-Frames; Stove-Grates, Boarders, Frets, Chinese-Railing, and Brass-Work, for Furniture. And Other Ornaments. To which is Prefixed. A Short Explanation of the Five Orders of Architecture; 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 Two Hundred 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, Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer, in St. Martin's Lane, London.
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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Vaux.1631 : A new almanacke and prognostication for the yeere of our Lord God, 1631. Being the third after leape yeare. Calculated for the meridian of the ancient citie of Durham, where the pole is mounted aboue the horizon almost 55. degrees. The beauty of heaven, is the glory of the starres, an ornament giuing light in the highest places of the Lord, Eccles. 43 9. / By Iohn Vaux.
Vaux, John, approximately 1575-1651Date: [1631]- Books
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Vaux.1631 : A new almanacke and prognostication for the yeere of our Lord God, 1631. Being the third after leape yeare. Calculated for the meridian of the ancient citie of Durham, where the pole is mounted aboue the horizon almost 55. degrees. The beauty of heaven, is the glory of the starres, an ornament giuing light in the highest places of the Lord, Eccles. 43 9. / By Iohn Vaux.
Vaux, John, approximately 1575-1651Date: [1631]- Pictures
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An ornate stone frame in which four atlantes support an entablature on which a scholar and Hercules support the globe of the earth. Engraving, 1569.
Date: MDLXIX [1569]Reference: 567364i- Books
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Some designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. Wm. Kent.
Kent, William (Artist)Date: 1744- Books
A newly discovered Richenbach binding / Isabelle Pingree.
Pingree, Isabelle.Date: [©1926-]- Pictures
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Three ornamental yellow flowers, including a French marigold (Tagetes patula). Coloured lithograph, c. 1843.
Date: [1843-1844]Reference: 24648i- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses. Comprized under three general heads. Viz. of [brace] 1. Preserving, conserving, candying, &c 2. Physick and chirurgery. 3. Cookery and houswifery. Whereunto is added, sundry experiments, and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / Collected and practised; by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen. With a particular table to each part.
Date: 1654- Books
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Beautiful books / by Cyril Davenport.
Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941.Date: 1929- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses : comprized under three general heads, viz. of 1. preserving, conserving, candying, &c., 2. physick and chirurgery, 3. cookery and houswifery : whereunto is added sundry experiments and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / collected and practised, by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen ; with a particular table to each part.
Forth and Brentford, Patrick Ruthven, Earl of, 1573?-1651Date: 1654- Pictures
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Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.
Date: [1848]Reference: 24647i- Books
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Pavimente und Figürliche mosaiken / bearbeitet von Erich Pernice ; mit 80 zum Teil bunten Tafeln.
Pernice, Erich, 1864-1945Date: 1938- Books
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The ornamental architect, or young artists instructor, consisting of the five orders, ... with their embelishments [sic] &c. Elegantly engrav'd on (102) folio-plates, by various masters. ... Publish'd by the author Matthias Darly ...
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778.Date: 1771- Books
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The City and country builder's, and workman's treasury of designs: or, the art of drawing, and working the ornamental parts of architecture. Illustrated, by upwards of four hundred grand designs, for Peirs, Gates, Doors, Windows, Niches, Buffets, Cisterns, Chimney Pieces, Tabernacle Frames, Pavements, Frets, Gulochps, Pulpits, Types, Altar Pieces, Monuments, Fonts, Obelisques, Pedestals, for Sundials, Busto's, and Stone Tables, Book Cases, Ciellings, and Iron Works. Finely engraved on 186 large quarto plate; Proportion by aliquot parts: To which are Prefix's, The Five Orders of Columns; according to Andrea Palladio, whose Members are proportioned by Aliquot Parts, in a more easy Manner, than has been yet done. The Whole interspersed, With sure rules, for Working, all the Varieties of Raking Members in Pediments, Modilions, &c. The like, for the Immediate Use of workmen never published before, in any Language. By Batty Langley
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Flowers and plants for designers and schools / photographed from nature by Henry Irving, with text and notes by Edward F. Strange.
Strange, Edward Fairbrother, 1862-1929.Date: 1907- Books
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The printers.
Date: [between 1500 and 1599?]- Books
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Death only maketh captains quaile.
Date: [between 1500 and 1599?]- 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
The new bookbinder : journal of designer bookbinders [volume thirty-six].
Designer Bookbinders PublishersDate: 2016- Books
The brightest ornament : a biography of Nathaniel Chapman, M.D / by Irwin Richman.
Richman, Irwin.Date: [1967], ©1967- Books
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Roman wall paintings from Boscoreale in the Metropolitan Museum of Art / by Phyllis Williams Lehmann ; with an appendix by Herbert Bloch.
Lehmann, Phyllis Williams, 1912-2004Date: 1953- 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, as The Use of the Tramel for Groins, Angle-Brackets, Niches, &c. Semi-Circular Arches on Flewing James, 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 gentlemans and farm-houses, yards, barns, &c. By William Pain, Architect and Joiner. Engraved on eighty-three plates.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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Polygraphice: or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, guilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming : In four books. Exemplified in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching, and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the ancients; washing of maps, globes, or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring, and guilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring, and beautifying of the face, skin, and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes, together with the original, advancement, and perfection of the art of painting; the like never published till now ; To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713Date: 1680