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A new collection of chimney pieces, ornamented in the style of the Etruscan, Greek, and Roman architecture; containing thirty six designs, Suitable to the most elegant Range of Apartments; With descriptions of the plates in English and French. Composed, etched and engraved in aquatinta by George Richardson, architect. = Nouveau recueil de cheminées Ornees Dans le Stile De L'Architecture Etrusque, Grecque, & Romaine, Contenant Trente Six Desseins, Sortables aux appartements les plus elegants; Avec Les Descriptions des Planches en Anglois & en François. Composés & gravés en aquatinta par George Richardson, architecte.
Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?.Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- 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 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 the 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, Straight 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. -- Glewing of Columns, Stair-Cases with their Ramp and Twist Rails; Fixing the Carriages, Newels, &c. Frontispieces, Chimney-Pieces, Cielings, Cornices, Architraves, &c. in the Newest Taste. -- With Plans and Elevations of Gentlemens' and Farm-Houses, Yards, Barns, &c. A new edition, revised and corrected by the author William Pain, Architect and Joiner. Engraved on eighty-three plates.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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A treatise on civil architecture, in which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates, accurately designed, and elegantly engraved by the best hands. By William Chambers, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Florence, and architect to their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Princess Dowager of Wales.
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Books
Heilige und dämonische Tiere : die Symbolsprache der deutschen Ornamentik im frühen Mittelalter / Wera von Blankenburg.
Blankenburg, Wera von.Date: 1975- 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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A treatise on civil architecture, In which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates, accurately designed, and elegantly engraved by the best hands. By William Chambers, member of the Imperial Academy of Arts in Florence, of the Royal Academy of Architecture in Paris, and of the Society of Sciences in Stockholm, architect to the King, the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales.
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- 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, 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 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
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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; ... rules of carpentry, ... Frontispieces, chimney-pieces, ceilings ... in the newest taste; with plans and elevations ... The fourth edition; revised and corrected by the author, William Pain, ... Engraved on eighty-three plates.
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?.Date: 1789- 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 joyner and cabinet-maker's darling, or pocket director. Containing, sixty different designs, entirely New and Useful. Forty of which are Gothic, Chinese, Mosaic, and Ornamental Frets, Proper for Friezes, Imposts, Architraves, Tabernacle Frames, Book-Cases, Tea Tables, Tea Stands, Trays, Stoves, and Fenders. And Twenty new and beautiful Designs for Gothic, Modern, and Ornamental Fan-Lights For Over-Doors, in the most elegant Taste. Calculated for the universal Use of Carpenters, Joyners, Cabinet-Makers, Masons, Plaisterers, Smiths, &c. &c. And intended to assist the Nobility and Gentry in their Choice. The whole designed and engraved by John Crunden, architect.
Crunden, John, approximately 1745-1835.Date: M.DCC.LXX. [1770]- 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, chinmey-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: 1736- Books
Kunstwerke aus Schmiedeeisen in alten Apotheken / Lydia Mez.
Mez-Mangold, Lydia.Date: [1981], ©1981- 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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A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture. Illustrated by fifty original, and three additional plates, engraved by Old Rooker, Old Foudrinier, Charles Grignion, and other eminent hands. By Sir William Chambers, K.P.S. surveyor general of His Majesty's works; treasurer, and member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London; also of those of Paris, and Florence. FRS. FAS. FSSS.
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
Kindersley at Addenbrooke's Hospital : about care for people and beauty / W Graham Cannon & Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley.
Cannon, Graham.Date: 2000