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1. The Vitruvian principles of architecture, practically demonstrated : in which is included Vitruvius's orders of columns, applyed to practice. By a great variety of new and useful designes of temples, portico's, altarpieces, triumphal-arches, obelisques, frontispieces, doors, windows, neaches, chimney-pieces, &c. interspersed with several curious designes selected from the works of the most celebrated architects viz. Palladio, Serlio, Le-Clerc, Inigo Iones, and others. Likewise, the construction of brick and stone arches; and a great variety of new and useful designes of vases, never before published, proportioned by modules and minutes, with rules for moduling them in due proportion to any height required. The whole illustrated after a more concise, easey, and instructive method, than hath hetherto been made publick; containing above 120 examples on 84 copper plates / By W. Salmon Iunior carpenter of Colchester Essex.

The Vitruvian principles of architecture, practically demonstrated : in which is included Vitruvius's orders of columns, applyed to practice. By a great variety of new and useful designes of temples, portico's, altarpieces, triumphal-arches, obelisques, frontispieces, doors, windows, neaches, chimney-pieces, &c. interspersed with several curious designes selected from the works of the most celebrated architects viz. Palladio, Serlio, Le-Clerc, Inigo Iones, and others. Likewise, the construction of brick and stone arches; and a great variety of new and useful designes of vases, never before published, proportioned by modules and minutes, with rules for moduling them in due proportion to any height required. The whole illustrated after a more concise, easey, and instructive method, than hath hetherto been made publick; containing above 120 examples on 84 copper plates / By W. Salmon Iunior carpenter of Colchester Essex.

Creator:: Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Date:: 1737
Physical Description:: 1 v. ([1], 91 p., [1], 84, [1] leaves of plates, [6] folded) : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio / translated from the original Latin, by W. Newton, architect.

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Creator:: Vitruvius Pollio
Date:: MDCCXCI [1791]
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 54 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The music of the eye, or, Essays on the principles of the beauty and perfection of architecture : as founded on and deduced from reason and analogy, and adapted to what may be traced of the ancient theories of taste in the three first chapters of Vitruvius ... / by Peter Legh.

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Creator:: Legh, Peter, Sir, 1415–1478
Date:: 1831
Physical Description:: xxiii, 262 p., [43] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The elements of civil architecture according to Vitruvius and other ancients and the most approved practice of modern authors, especially Palladio by Henry Aldrich, translated by Philip Smyth.

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Creator:: Aldrich, Henry, 1648–1710
Date:: 1789
Physical Description:: lxvi, 66 p. 55 plates (incl. plans) 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. British architectural theory, 1540-1750 : an anthology of texts / edited by Caroline van Eck.

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Date:: 2003
Physical Description:: xiv, 267 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Reference Library