The British architect: or, The builders treasury of stair-cases Containing. I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious method of drawing the five orders, than has hitherto been published ... Shewing also how to glue up their columns and capitals. II. Likewise stair cases ... shewing their most convenient situation, and the form of their ascending in the most grand manner: with a great variety of curious ornaments ... III. Designs of arches, doors, and windows. IV. A great variety of new and curious chimney-pieces, in the most elegant and modern taste. V. Corbels, shields, and other beautiful decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary rules of carpentry; with the manner of truss'd roofs, and the nature of a splay'd circular soffit, both in a straight and circular wall, never published before. Together with raking cornices, groins, and angle brackets described.
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Printed by R. Bell, bookseller, Third-Street, next door to St. Paul's Church, for John Norman architect engraver, in Second-Street
[M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]
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[2], [ii], [4], [iii]-vi, 17, [3] p., lx leaves of plates ill 40 cm. (fol.)
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"Conditions."--p. [18]. - "Names of the encouragers."--[4] p. following p. [ii]. - "Philadelphia, June 20th, 1775. Proposals, for printing by subscription, The gentleman and cabinet-makers's assistant. ..."--p. [2], 1st count. - "Philadelphia, June 26th, 1775. Proposals, for printing by subscription, in numbers to be published monthly. A collection of designs in architecture ..."--p. [19], with imprint: Philadelphia: Printed by R. Bell ... for John Norman ... M,DCC,LXXV. Recorded separately by Bristol (Bristol B3923; Shipton & Mooney 42768). The conditions on p. [18] are for the "Collection of designs in architecture.". - Bristol, B4124. - Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 1248. - Metzger, E.M. Pennsylvania, 455. - Plates engraved by John Norman. Some plates have letterpress text. - Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2471. - Shipton & Mooney, 42944. - The order of the letterpress pages varies from copy to copy. Pagination statement and contents notes reflect the order found in the American Antiquarian Society copy
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