ABC/151 - Treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture

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ABC/151

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Treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture

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  • [1791-1826] (Creation)

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1 volume

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Chambers, Sir William (1722-1796), architect
(23 Feb 1723–10 Mar 1796)

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Scottish-Swedish architect.
Designer of Somerset House, London and the Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Founder member of the Royal Academy.

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https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/5083

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University of Westminster Archive

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A treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture, illustrated by fifty original and three additional etchings. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Of the Origin and the Progress of Building; Of the Parts which compose the Orders of Architecture, and of their Properties, Application and Enrichments; Of the Orders of Architecture in General; Of the Tuscan Order; Of the Doric Order; Of the Ionis Order; Of the Composite Order; OF Pilasters; Of the Persians and Caryatides; Of Pedestals; Of the Application of the Orders of Architecture; Of Intercolumniations; Of Arcades and Arches; Of Orders above Orders; Of Basements and Attics; Of Pediments; Of Balustrades; Of Gates, Doors, and Piers; Of Windows; Of Niches and Statues; Of Chimneypieces; Of Profiles for Doors, Windows, Niches, Chimneypieces, &c.;Of Block Cornices and Extraneous Entablatures; Of the Proportions of Rooms; Of Ceilings; Designs for Casines, Temples, Gates, Doors, &c. The plates depict drawings, plans, sections, and elevations, at scale, of these buildings: Lord Viscount Charlemont's Casino at Marino; Design for the Casino at Wilton; Design for the Casino at Tanfield Hall in Yorkshire; Principal floor of Lord Bruce's Casino; Plan of Mr. Willoughby's Temple; Design for Earl of Tilney; Design for John Hall Stevenson; Design for Thomas Worsley of Hovingham; Design for Sir Thomas Kennedy of Cullean; Design for Sir Charles Hotham; Designs for Robert Wood Esq.

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  • English

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    Covers slightly scuffed

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