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ABC/237
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 IV
Date(s)
- [1767-1771] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 volume
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Name of creator
(15 Jun 1676–13 Sep 1729)
Biographical history
Scottish architect and architectural writer, credited as a founder of the Georgian style. For most of his career, he resided in Italy and England.
ODNB Entry:
https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4485
ODNB Entry:
https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4485
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Part 4 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: The Majesty's Lodge in Richmond Park; The Duke of York's Palace in Pall Mall; Foot's Cray; Parksted; Dudingston; Devonshire House, Picadilly; The House of Thomas Wyndham, esquire; Moulsham Hall in Essex; Kirtlington Park in Oxfordshire; The Earl of Spencer's House in St. Jame's Place; The Mansion House; Kedleston in Derbyshire; Stratton Park in Hampshire; Nuthall in Nottinghamshire; On Blackheath in Kent; Gopsal; The Earl of Chesterfield's House, Curzon Street, Mayfair; Nostell, in the West Riding of Yorkshire; Sir Charles Asgill's at Richmond in Surrey; Coomb bank; York Assembly Room; Fonthill; Cusworth; Buckland; Latham Hall.
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- English
- French
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scuffed corners and spine