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Ornamental architecture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste, being above fifty intire new designs of plans, sections, elevations, &c. (many of which may be executed with roots of trees) for gardens, parks, forests, Woods, Canals, &c. Containing Paling of several Sorts, Gates, Garden Seats, both close and open, Umbrello's, Alcoves, Grotto's and Grotesque Seats, Hermitages, Triumphal Arches, Temples, Banqueting Houses and Rooms, Rotundo's, Observatories, Ice-Houses, Bridges, Boats, and Cascades, also, An Obelisk or Monument, with Directions where proper to be erected, and the Method how to execute them. The Whole neatly Engrav'd On Fifty Four Copper-Plates. From the designs of Charles Over, architect.
Over, Charles.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Designs of Inigo Jones and others published by I: Ware.
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652.Date: 1733]- 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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The principles of drawing ornaments made easy, by proper examples of leaves for mouldings, capitals, scrolls, Husks, Foliage, &c. Engraved In Imitation Of Drawings, on sixteen plates, With Instructions For Learning without a Master; Particularly Useful To Carvers, Cabinet-Makers, Stucco-Workers, Painters, Smiths, And every One concerned in Ornamental Decorations. By an artist.
Artist.Date: [1780]- Books
Kindersley at Addenbrooke's Hospital : about care for people and beauty / W Graham Cannon & Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley.
Cannon, Graham.Date: 2000- Pictures
Grotesque ornament. Engravings by or after J. Androuet du Cerceau.
Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, active 1549-1584.Date: [1562?]Reference: 3183067i- Pictures
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Astronomy: interior of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after F. Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854.Date: 1 September 1813Reference: 46265i- Books
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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)Date: 1795?]- 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 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- Books
Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture / [Arthur H. Collins].
Collins, Arthur H.Date: 1913- Pictures
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The Kanheri caves on the island of Salsette, near Bombay, Maharashtra. Coloured aquatint by Thomas and William Daniell, 1800.
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.Date: 1 June 1800Reference: 27880iPart of: Oriental scenery- 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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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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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 celebrate French architects and engineers.
I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)Date: 1794?]- Books
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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. Taylors'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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A catalogue of modern books on architecture, theoretical, practical, and ornamental; viz. Books of plans and elevatons 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, of which a MS. catalogue may be seen.
I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)Date: 1793?]- Pictures
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Radcliffe Camera, Oxford: interior of the library showing study areas. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after F. Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854.Date: 1 September 1813Reference: 21022i- Pictures
University Museum, Oxford: detail of the window. Wood engraving by J.M. Williams, 1860, after A.M. Williams.
Williams, A. M.Date: 23 June 1860Reference: 20989i- Pictures
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The Foundling Hospital: the interior of the Court Room, with people in eighteenth-century dress. Wood engraving.
Reference: 37960i- Books
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The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director. Being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of houshold furniture in the gothic, Chinese and modern taste: including a great variety of book-cases for libraries or private rooms. Commodes, library and writing-tables, buroes, breakfast-tables, dressing and china-tables, china-cases, hanging-shelves, tea-chests, trays, fire-screens, chairs, settees, sopha's, beds, presses and cloaths-chests, pier-glass sconces, slab frames, brackets, candle-stands, clock-cases, frets, and other ornaments. To which is prefixed. A short explanation of the five orders of architecture, and rules of perspective; 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 one hundred and sixty 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, of St. Martin's-lane, cabinet-maker.
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779.Date: [1754]- Books
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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- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0010149 - C0012901
Date: c.2000-c.2002Reference: WT/B/11/1/36Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Gilbertus Anglicus, Practica medicinae in Middle English, plus miscellaneous practical medical treatises (Miscellanea Medica VII)
Date: 1462Reference: MS.537