Main entry:

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.

Title & Author:

A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture : ... / by Sir William Chambers ... to which are added copious notes, and an essay ... by John B. Papworth ...

Edition:

The fourth edition.

Publication:

London: printed for J. Taylor [by J. Moyes, Bouverie Street], 1826.

Description:

2 volumes (x, xlv, [2], iv-[xiv], 160 pages, [62] engr. plates) ; 37.1 cm (4)̲

Notes:
Fifth English edition. Edited initially by Charles Purser, subseqyently by J.B. Papworth. Volume II contains the plates. The imprint of James Moyes appears on the verso of the title-leaf.
: For an account of the rival editions of Chambers's Treatise in 1825 and 1826, see notes to No. 601. The first part of the editing had already been completed by Charles Purser when Papworth took over; the two contributions are distinguished by the former's being subscribed 'Editor' and the latter's 'Ed.' (p. vii-viii). This edition was reprinted in 1836 (No. 603).!! %tMany of the plates in the first sequence combine elements from James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's Antiquities of Athens, as follows: (3) Vol. I, ch. I, pl. II, V, VI; Vol. III, ch. I, pl. VI. (4) Vol. II, ch. I, pl. VI, VII, VIII. (5) Vol. I, ch. II, pl. VI, VII, VIII. (6) Vol. II, ch. II, pl. V, VI, VIII, XII. (7) Vol. I, ch. IV, pl. V, VI, VII, X. (9) Vol. I, ch. II, pl. II; Vol. II, ch. I, pl. II, XXXI; Vol. III, ch. I, pl. II.! %tPlate 8 is taken from G.L. Taylor & Edward Cresy, Architectural Antiquities of Rome (1821-1822), Vol. II, pls. LXXXVI-IX.! %t(All references are to the first edition of Stuart & Revett, 1762-1816; Nos 3183-3186)!
Signature: 2:̲ {OCLCbrCB}² a-b1 c1, ²b⁴ ²c1 ²d-g⁴ ²h², ³b⁴ ³c², B-X⁴. [114 leaves] $1 signed.

Subject:

Decoration and ornament.
Architecture Greece.
Architecture Grèce.
Architecture.
Greece.
Orders of architecture arches doorways ceilings gardens buildings

Added entries:

Papworth, John Buonarotti, 1775-1847.
Purser, Charles, 1801?-

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 112897
Call No.: W652
Status: Available