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ABC/235
Title
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 II
Date(s)
- [1767-1771] (Creation)
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1 volume
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(1891-1970)
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Scope and content
Part 2 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: White Hall; Covent Garden; The Royal Exchange; Bow Steeple; A Design for a Church; York, Stairs; Cobham Hall in Kent; Cholmondeley Hall in Cheshire; Eaton Hall in Cheshire; Belton in Lincolnshire; High Meadow in Gloucestershire; A New Design for Tobias Jenkins; Boddington Place in Surrey; Mr. Hudsons House at Sunbury in Middlesex; Mr. Waller's House in Beaconsfield; Mr. Rooth's House at Epsom; Melvin House in Scotland; Mr. Campbell's House in Scotland; Maiden Bradley in Wiltshire; Hampton Court in Herefordshire; Shorden Court in Herefordshire; Wilton; Loncleate in Wiltshire; Cliefden House in Buckinghamshire; Hopeton House in Scotland; Lowther House in Westmarland; Braman Park in Yorkshire; Chevening House in Kent; Sir Charles Hotham's House in Yorkshire; Chester Lee Street in Durham; High Wittham in Somersetshire; Dryham House in Gloucestershire; Newbold Hall in Warwickshire; Althorp in Northamptonshire.
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Language of material
- English
- French
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scuffed corners and spine