A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture / by William Chambers ; with illustrations, notes, and an examination of Grecian architecture by Joseph Gwilt ; rev. and ed. by W.H. Leeds.

Main entry:

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796.

Title & Author:

A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture / by William Chambers ; with illustrations, notes, and an examination of Grecian architecture by Joseph Gwilt ; rev. and ed. by W.H. Leeds.

Publication:

London : Lockwood and Co., 1862.

Description:

viii, 336 pages, 35 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Originally published, in revised and expanded form, in 1791.
Includes "A memoir of the life of Sir William Chambers" by Thomas Hardwick (p. [1]-10).
Includes bibliographical references.

Subject:

Decoration and ornament, Architectural Early works to 1800.
Architecture Details Early works to 1800.
Architecture, Greek Early works to 1800.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Architecture Details.
Architecture, Greek.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux.
Architecture Détails.
Architecture grecque.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux Ouvrages avant 1800.
Architecture Détails Ouvrages avant 1800.
Architecture grecque Ouvrages avant 1800.
architectural ornament.

Form/genre:

Early works.

Added entries:

Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863.
Leeds, W. H. (William Henry), 1786-1866, editor.
Hardwick, Thomas, 1752-1829.

Civil architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 112902
Call No.: W4933; ID:85-B18525
Status: Available

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