The builder's director, or bench-mate : being a pocket-treasury of the Grecian, Roman, and Gothic orders of architecture, made easy to the meanest capacity by near 500 examples, improved from the best authors, ancient and modern ... : engraved on 184 copper plates : wherein the orders of Andrea Palladio are truly laid down, free from erroneous measures / written ... by Batty Langley, architect.

Main entry:

Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Printed, and sold by I. Taylor ..., [17--]

Description:

xxiv pages, 184 pages of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)

Notes:
Signatures: A-C⁴.
Includes index.
Other editions were published in 1746, 1751, and 1767.

Subject:

Architecture Orders.
Architecture Early works to 1800.
Architecture Details.
Architecture Ordres.
Architecture Détails.
Architecture.

Form/genre:

Early works.

Added entries:

Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 12585
Call No.: WY1475; ID:87-B14603
Status: Available

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