ABC/234 - Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British architect, containing the plans, elevations and sections of the regular buildings, both public and private, in Great Britain in 4 vols. Vol I

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Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British architect, containing the plans, elevations and sections of the regular buildings, both public and private, in Great Britain in 4 vols. Vol I

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(15 Jun 1676–13 Sep 1729)

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Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England.
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4485

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Part 1 of 5 Volumes. A volume containing plans, sections, elevations and perspectives of public and private buildings in Great Britain, engraven onto folio pages. Some images are accompanied by a scale bar and there is a description of all buildings at the start of the volume. Buildings included are: St. Paul's Church, London; St. Peter's at Rome; A New Design for a Church in Lincoln's Inn Fields; St. Philips Church at Birmingham; The Banquetting House at Whitehall; The Queens House at Greenwhich; The Great Gallery at Somerset Gardens; Gunnersbury House near Brentford; A New Design for the Duke of Argyle; Burlington House in Picadilly; Montague House in London; Drumlanrig House in Scotland; Marlborough House, St. James; Buckingham House; Stoke in the County of Hereford; Kings-Weston in Gloucestershire; Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn Field; Willbery in Wiltshire; A New Design for the Earl of Islay; Blenheim; Castle Howard; Chatsworth; Mr. Johnston's House at Twickenham; Sir William Younge's House; Mr. Cary's House at Rowhampton; Greenwhich Hospital; Thorsby House; Stainborough; A New Design for the Lord Percival; The Lord Leimpster's House.

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  • French

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    scuffed corners and spine

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