The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture : fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings, for diminishing and glueing of columns and capitals, for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height, for striking the Ionic volute, circular or elliptical ; with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, etc. and some designs for door-cases, elegantly engraved on forty-one plates, with explanations / by Peter Nicholson.

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Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844.

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Edition:

The fourth edition considerably augmented and improved.

Publication:

London : J. Taylor, 1815.

Description:

viii, 39 pages, 40, [1] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Several plates: "P. Nicholson del.; J. Dadley, sculp."

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Subject:

Architecture Orders.
Architecture Study and teaching.
Architecture Ordres.
Architecture Étude et enseignement.

Added entries:

Dadley, J.

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Location: Library main 35209
Call No.: W1490
Status: Available

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