The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture
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Langley, Batty, 1696-1751
The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs, or, The art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture
London: S. Harding, 1756
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Contents
Introduction, p. [2]
Contents of the fourteen plates of roofs, etc. which are added to the work, p. [2]
Chap. 1. Of the manner of proportioning the five orders of columns in architecture, pp. [3]-16
[Explanation of plates], pp. 18-24
Five orders of columns, pp. Plate I.-Plate XV. ff.
Piers for gates, pp. Plate XVI.-Plate XX. ff.
Gates, pp. Plate XXI.-Plate XXV. ff.
Doorways, pp. Plate XXVI.-Plate XXXVI. ff.
Curvatures of moldings and trusses, pp. Plate XXXVII.-Plate XXXVIII. ff.
Windows, entablatures and flutings, pp. Plate XXXIX.-Plate LIII. ff.
Circular and elliptical windows, pp. Plate LIV. ff.
Niches, pp. Plate LV.-Plate LVII. ff.
Methods for forming the heads of circular and elliptical niches, pp. Plate LVIII. ff.
Cisterns, pp. Plate LIX.-Plate LX. ff.
Chimney pieces, pp. Plate LXI.-Plate XCIII. ff.
Decorations and borders, pp. Plate XCIV.-Plate CV. ff.
Altar pieces, pp. Plate CVI.-Plate CXI. ff.
Pulpits, pp. Plate CXII.-Plate CXVII. ff.
Tablets for inscriptions, pp. Plate CXVIII.-Plate CXXII. ff.
Monuments, pp. Plate CXXIII.-Plate CXXXVI. ff.
Tombs, pp. Plate CXXXVII. ff.
Obelisques, pp. Plate CXXXVIII. ff.
Timepieces, pp. Plate CXXXIX.-Plate CXL. ff.
Tables, pp. Plate CXLI.-Plate CXLIX. ff.
Fonts, pp. Plate CL. ff.
Pedestals, pp. Plate CLI.-Plate CLII. ff.
Chests, pp. Plate CLIII.-Plate CLV. ff.
Dressing table, pp. Plate CLVI. ff.
Bookcases, pp. Plate CLVII.-Plate CLXIV. ff.
Ceilings, pp. Plate CLXV.-Plate CLXXVIII. ff.
Ironwork, pp. Plate CLXXIX.-Plate CLXXXVI. ff.
Roof beams and trusses, pp. Plate 1.-Plate 14. ff.
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