The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor ... : with twenty-four elegant designs of buildings, the most of which have been actually executed in north Britain : to which is added, The builder's dictionary: intended for those whose time will not allow them to attend teachers.

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The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor ... , 1799

Title(s):

The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor ... : with twenty-four elegant designs of buildings, the most of which have been actually executed in north Britain : to which is added, The builder's dictionary: intended for those whose time will not allow them to attend teachers.

Additional Title(s):

Rudiments of architecture.

Young workman's instructor.

Builder's dictionary

Edition:

Third edition : corr. : illustrated with upwards of three hundred and seventy-three examples, accurately engraven upon fifty large copper-plates.

Published/Created:

Dundee [Scotland] : Printed for G. Milln ...; Vernor and Hood, London; J. Dickson, J. Fairbairn, P. Hill, and Mundel & Son, Edinburgh; [et. al.], 1799.

Physical Description:

[8], 127, [1], 2, [16] p., [49] leaves of plates in various pagings (some folded) : ill. ; 27 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
NA2515 R8 1799
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Full Orbis Record:

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3554225

Classification:

Books

Notes:

BAC: Builder's dictionary: [16] p. at end.
Archer 303.5
Harris, E. British architectural books and writers. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994,c1990. 772

Subject Terms:

Anderson, James -- Autograph.
Architecture -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800.
Building -- Early works to 1800.
Dickson, J. -- Publisher.
Drummond, Henry, 1786-1860 -- Autograph.
Drummond, Henry, 1786-1860 -- Bookplate.
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1799.
Etching -- Specimens -- 1799.
Fairbairn, J. -- Publisher.
Hill, P. -- Publisher.
Milln, G. -- Publisher.
Mundel & Son -- Publisher.
Vernor and Hood -- Publisher.

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