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, ... architect to their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Princess Dowager of Wales.
Sir William Chambers Kt (Göteborg 1723 - London 1796)
Category
Books
Date
1759
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3082334
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],iv,85,[1]p., 50 plates . fol.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signature (Strongitharm) illegible: 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7704; Lee's London Bookplates (1985) 193) [Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century half calf; marbled paper over boards; sewn onto six raised cords; red spine label: 'Chambers Civil architecture'.
Makers and roles
Sir William Chambers Kt (Göteborg 1723 - London 1796)