An in-depth study of the fabrication of cabinet-making up to the begining of 19th century. It offeres a lot of information on how to draw the project for a new piece of furniture. The sections in this book contains subjects such as: Geometry; Geometrical Lines; Geometrical Problems; Geometrical Figures; Drawing Geometrical Figures; Geometrical Solids; Problems Pertraining to the Working Part; The Proportion of the Five Orders (Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Composite, Corinthian); Principles of Perspective; Optical Laws; Problems in Perspective; Representation of Objects; Application of the Problems; Principles of Shadows. It also offers a description of several pieces of furniture: Universal Table; Sideboard Tables; Book-case Doors; Secretary and Bookcase; Library Table; Kidney Library Table; Sofa-Bed; Alcove Bed; Summer Bed in Two Compartments; French State-Bed; Drawing-Room Chairs; Sofa; Lady's Writing Table; Tripod Fire Screens; Knife-Cases; Lady's Travelling Box; Corner Basin Stands; Pot Cupboard; Lady's Secretary; Screen Table; Reading and Writing Tables; Lady's Dressing Tables; Cylinder Desk and Book-Case; Manufacturing Part; Cabinet; Lady's Cabinet Dressing-Table; Lady's Cabinet and Writing-Table; Drapery; Gentleman's Secretary; Cylinder Wash-hand Table; Pembroke Table; French Work-Table; Tripod Candle-stand; Harlequin Pembroke Table; Table Top; Till; Frame of the Table; Pediments; Cornices; Dining Parlour; Drawing-Room. Appendix: Elliptic Bed; Duchesse; Library Case; Pier Tables; Library Steps and Table; Drawing-Room Chair; Bidet Dressing-Table; Night-Basin Stand; Wardrobe; Bed; Sofa and Conversation Chairs; Card Tables; Library Table, with Writing Drawer; Fire Screens; Cabinet; Dressing-Chests; Lady's Cabinet; Horse Dressing-Glasses; Chaises Longues; English State-Bed; Dressing Commode; Sideboard, with Vase Knife-Cases; Library Steps; Chamber Steps; Corner Night-Tables; Pulpit; Lady's Work-Table; Drawing-Table; Drawing-room; Pulpit; Clock Cases; Chair Backs and Elbows; Different Ornaments.
Sheraton, Thomas (1751-1806), furniture designer and author
The first volume of a treatise in two volumes on the decorative part of Civil Grecian Architecture. It comprises notes and original etchings of elevations, sections and plans of different architectural elements, most of them at scale. Some of the subjects covered are: Elements of Beauty in Architecture; Origin and Progress of Grecian Architecture; Parts which compose the Orders of Architecture, and of their Properties, Application, and Enrichments; Orders of Architecture in General; Tuscan Order; Doric Order; Ionic Order; Composite Order; Corinthian Order; Pilasters; Persians and Caryatides. Buildings included are: Tombs of Benihassan; Parthenon, Athens; Great Hexastyle Temple at Paestum; Temple of Apollo; Portico of Philip in the Island of Delos; Temple at Corinth; Temple on the Ilyssus; Temple of Minerva Polias; Temple of Erechteus; Choragic Monument of Lysicrates; Temple of Jupiter Olympius, Athens; Primitive Buildings; Columns illustrating the Five Orders; Theatre of Marcellus; Villa Capra; Basilica at Vicenza; Types of Entablatures and Capitals; Temple of Jupiter Stator.
Chambers, Sir William (1722-1796), architect
