A volume dedicated to the study of Cathedrals. It contains the description and anaylis of each building, with etchings of plans, elevations, sections, etc. of the Architecture and Ornaments. Cathedrals included: Church of Durham 1801, Cathedral Church of Gloucester 1807, Abbey Church of St. Albans 1813.
Carter, John (1748-1817), draughtsman and architect
The second volume of a series of books on general architecture. It consists of books VI-IX comprising numerous chapters on domestic architecture, interior design and public architecture. The focus is on the main types of room (kitchen, living room, bathroom, studio, library) and the types of public buildings (schools, high schools, universities, museums, libraries, administrative, political and municipal buildings, penitenciaries, hospitals) and their characteristics. The texts are accompanied by various drawings, photographs, plans, elevations and sections, some to scale. Buildings included are: Hôtel de Noirmoutier, Paris; Fontainebleau Castle, Paris; Palace of Versailles; Hôtel de Lauzun, Paris; Louvre Museum, Paris; Horse Museum, Chantilly; Albergo dei Poveri, Genoa; Hospice d'Ivry; Debrousse Hospital, Lyon; Sainte-Perine Retirement Home; Parisian schools; Grenoble High Schools; Buffon High School, Paris; School of Arts and Trades at Lille; New Sorbonne University, Paris; Villa Albani, Rome; Belvedere Courtyard, Vatican; Vatican Library; Museum-Library of Grenoble; Washington Library; Crédit Lyonnais Archives; Central Depot of Post and Telegraphs, Paris; Chamber of Deputies, Versailles; The Senate Room, Luxembourg Palace, Paris; Parliament House, Stockholm; Austrian Parliament; La Rochelle Town Hall; Basilica Ulpia, Rome; Court of Appeal of Paris; Palace of Justice, Paris; Palace of Justice, Rouen; Corbeil Prison; La Santé Prison, Paris; Fresnes Prison; Penal Colony of Mettray; House of Repression of Nanterre; Saint-Etienne Hospital, Budapest; Maternity Hospital, Beaujon; Saint Anne Asylum, Paris.
Guadet, Julien (1834-1908), architect
