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The builder's vade-mecum [electronic resource] : or, a complete key to the five orders of columns in...

The builder's vade-mecum [electronic resource] : or, a complete key to the five orders of columns in...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbPEEKJ83

The builder's vade-mecum [electronic resource] : or, a complete key to the five orders of columns in architecture. Where, by Way of Dialogue in Nine Lectures, the Etymology, Characters, Proportions, Profiles, Ornaments, Measures and Dispositions of the Members of their several Columns and Entablatures are distinctly consider'd and explain'd, with respect to the Practice of Palladio. Together with the manner of drawing the geometrical elevation of the five orders of columns in Architecture, and to measure the several Parts of Buildings in general: illustrated on seven copper-plates, being a necessary Companion for all Gentlemen, as well as Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, &c. And all Others concern'd in the several Parts of Buildings in general. By B. Langley, of Twickenham.

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The builder's vade-mecum [electronic resource] : or, a complete key to the five orders of columns in architecture. Where, by Way of Dialogue in Nine Lectures, the Etymology, Characters, Proportions, Profiles, Ornaments, Measures and Dispositions of the Members of their several Columns and Entablatures are distinctly consider'd and explain'd, with respect to the Practice of Palladio. Together with the manner of drawing the geometrical elevation of the five orders of columns in Architecture, and to measure the several Parts of Buildings in general: illustrated on seven copper-plates, being a necessary Companion for all Gentlemen, as well as Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, &c. And all Others concern'd in the several Parts of Buildings in general. By B. Langley, of Twickenham.

Publisher

[Dublin] : London printed : and, Dublin, re-printed by and for S. Fuller, at the Globe in Meath Street, 1735.

Date

1735.

Record Identifier

74VvbPEEKJ83

MMS ID

991014734969702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[6],vi,139,[9]p.,plates ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

[Dublin] : London printed : and, Dublin, re-printed by and for S. Fuller, at the Globe in Meath Street, 1735.

Place of Publication

Ireland Dublin.

Date Published

1735.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The builder's vade-mecum [electronic resource] : or, a complete key to the five orders of columns in architecture. Where, by Way of Dialogue in Nine Lectures, the Etymology, Characters, Proportions, Profiles, Ornaments, Measures and Dispositions of the Members of their several Columns and Entablatures are distinctly consider'd and explain'd, with r...

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Notes

General note

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

With an index.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T119664.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VvbPEEKJ83

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbPEEKJ83

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MMS ID

991014734969702626