Upwards of one hundred and fifty new designs, for chimney pieces : from the plain and simple, to the most superb and magnificent, properly adapted to rooms, halls, saloons, lobbies, &c. of every dimension : with the proportions they bear to each, and full and complete instructions to workmen ... : to which is added, a concise and clear description of the five orders of architecture ... / by Abraham Swan ...

Main entry:

Swan, Abraham.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Printed for Robert Sayer, 1768.

Description:

31, [1] pages, 54 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Signatures: A-B.
Plates 18 and 19 are combined on one folded plate.
Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994, c1990. 873
Also available on microfilm for use in this repository, Mic. 1751.

Subject:

Fireplaces.
Architecture Orders.
Mantels.
Cheminées d'appartement.
Architecture Ordres.
Manteaux de cheminée.
fireplaces.
mantles (outerwear)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 41402
Call No.: 8224; ID:89-B1506
Status: Available

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