A treatise on civil architecture, in which the principles of that art are laid down, and illustrated by a great number of plates accurately designed, and elegantly engraved by the best hands. / By William Chambers.

Accession number

PML 53028.1

Creator

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.

Published

London : Printed for the author, by J. Haberkorn [etc.] 1759.

Credit line

Gift of Henry S. Morgan, 1962.

Notes

Engravings by Tobias Müller (fl. 1754-1790), Peter Mazell (fl. 1761-1797), Pierre Fourdrinier (fl. 1720-1760), F. Patton (fl. 1745-1764), Edward Rooker (1711-1774), Charles Grignon (1717-1810) and Ignace Fougeron (fl. 1760-1768).
Designs also by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785) on plate p. 36 and James Gandon (1742-1823).

Description

3 p. l., iv, 85, [1] p. : 50 pl. ; 55 x 40 cm

Provenance

Mrs. J.P. Morgan's collection.

Binding

1/2 black morocco.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books