• A catalogue of modern books on architecture, theoretical, practical, and ornamental: Viz. Books of Plans and Elevations for Houses, Temples, Bridges, &c. Of Ornaments for Internal Decorations, Foliage for Carvers, &c. On Perspective. Books of Use to Carpenters, Bricklayers, and Workmen in general, &c. &c. 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)

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  1795?]

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• Outlines of designs for shop fronts and door cases, with the mouldings at large, and enrichments to each design.

  • I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)

  Date

  1792

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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 Taylor's Architectural Library, No.56, High Holborn, London.

  • I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)

  Date

  1785?]

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• Six designs for improving and embellishing grounds. With sections and explanations. By G. J. Parkyns, Esq.

  • Parkyns, George Isham, approximately 1750-approximately 1820.

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  MDCCXCIII. [1793]

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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 prefixed, 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

  1770

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• Perspective made easy: or, a new method for practical perspective. Shewing the use of a new-invented senographical protractor; so easy, that a Person, tho' an intire Stranger to Perspective, may, by Reading a few Lines, become Master of the Instrument, without the help of a Master. It's Useful in taking the Perspective Draughts of Towns, Countrys, Houses, and Gardens, or any Objects whatever; much easier than what has hitherto been Practised. With several useful Examples in Practical Perspective. together with the draughts of several remarkable places, in and about the cities of Bristol and Bath; in twenty-six copper plates. By William Halfpenny.

  • Halfpenny, William, -1755.

  Date

  MDCCXXXI. [1731]

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• A letter to Uvedale Price, Esq.

  • Repton, Humphry, 1752-1818.

  Date

  1794

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• Perspective views of all the ancient churches, and other buildings, in the cities of London, and Westminster, and parts adjacent, within the Bills of Mortality. Drawn by Robert West, and engraved by William Henry Toms. Part I. Containing twelve parish churches within the City of London, being all that are now standing, which escaped the fire in 1666, Viz. Alhallows Barking. Alhallows Staining. Alhallows London-Wall. St. Alphage. St. Andrew Under-Shaft. St. Ethelburgh. St. Helen. St. Katherine Coleman, St. Katherine Cree-Church. St. Martin Outwich. St. Olave Hart-Street. St. Peter Le Poor.

  • West, Robert (Painter)

  Date

  1736

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• A delineation of the ladyes hospitall.

  • W. B. active 1650-1670.

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  [1670?]

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• The third volume of Vitruvius Britannicus: or, The British atchitect. Containing the geometrical plans of the most considerable gardens and plantations; also the plans, elevations, and sections of the most regular buildings, not published in the first and second volumes. With large views, in perspective, of the most remarkable edisices in Great Britain. Engraven by the best hands in one hundred large folio plates. By Colen Campbell ... Virtuvius Britannicus: ou, L Architects Britannique: contenant les plans des Jardians les plus considerables, aussi les plans, elevations, & sections des batimens reguliers, nefont pas encore publies dans les Deux Premiers Tomes. A vec quelques veues, en perspective, des Masons les plus celebres de la Grande Bretagne. ... Tome III.

  • Campbell, Colen, 1676-1729.

  Date

  M.DCC.XXV. [1725]

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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]

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• Ancient architecture, restored, and improved, by a great variety of grand and usefull designs, entirely new in the gothick mode for the ornamenting of buildings and gardens ... Exquisitely engraved on LXIV large quarto copper-plates ... by Batty and Thomas Langley ...

  • Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.

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  1742]

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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.

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  M.DCC.XC. [1790]

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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.

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  M.DCC.XCI. [1791]

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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

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• Topographical miscellanies, containing ancient histories, and modern descriptions, of mansions, churches, monuments, and families, with many engravings, particularly of ancient architecture, throughout England. Vol.I.

  • Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762-1837.

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  M,DCC,XCII. [1792]

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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. (Architect)

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  M.DCC.XCIII. [1793]

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• Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses, with their proper offices and estimates of the whole and every distinct building separate; with the measurement, and value of each particular article, Adapted to the Customary Measurements of most Part of England, But more particularly for the following Counties, viz. Middlesex, Surry, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somersetshire, &c. By William Halfpenny, Carpenter and Architect.

  • Halfpenny, William, -1755.

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  M.DCC.L. [1750]

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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.

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  M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]

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• Supplement du nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne: ou description exacte des maisons les plus considerables des seigneurs & des gentilshommes de la Grande Bretagne. Avec les plans de plusieurs villes, abbayes, & eglises cathedrales D'Ecosse. Le tout dessiné sur les lieux, & gravé en quatre-vingt-quatre Planches où l'on voit aussi les Armes des Seigneurs & Gentilshommes.

  • Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722.

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  M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]

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• An essay on design in gardening, first published in MDCCLXVIII. Now greatly augmented. Also a revisal of several later publications on the same subject. By George Mason.

  • Mason, George, 1735-1806.

  Date

  MDCCXCV. [1795]

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• Some observations on Lincoln Cathedral. By Mr. James Essex, of Cambridge. Read at the Society of Antiquaries, March 16, 1775.

  • Essex, James, 1722-1784.

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  MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

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• A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described.

  • Ralph, James, -1762.

  Date

  1783

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• Nouveau theatre de la Grande Bretagne: ou description exacte des villes, et palais du Roy, et les ports de mer, &c. du dit Royaume. Le tout dessine sur les lieux, & grave par les plus Habiles Graveurs. Tome quatrieme.

  • Kip, Johannes, 1653-1722.

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  MDCCXXIX. [1729]

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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.

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  M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]

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