The rudiments of ancient architecture, : in two parts. Containing an historical account of the five orders, with their proportions and examples of each from the antiques; also Vitruvius on the temples and intercolumniations, &c. of the ancients. Calculated for the use of those who wish to attain a summary knowledge of the science of architecture. With a dictionary of terms. Illustrated with ten plates.
Category
Books
Date
1789
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3247563.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6], vii, [1], 84 p., 10 leaves of plates : ill. ; 8vo. Bound with Wrighte's 'Grotesque architecture' (London, 1790?) and 'Eighteen vases, modern & antique' (London, 178-?). Pencil notes on front pastedown: "2 vols. in 1. 51 plates and 5 drawings."; (in a different hand, partially obscured by bookplate): "2 vols in 1 … plates …"; and (in another hand, erased): "15/-". Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (shield on a beaded oval): 'Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton' [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Manuscript inscriptions on half-title: "[J L a n.. cotton?] 1795" and (in a different hand) "ns 4/11-". Binding: Late eighteenth- / early nineteenth- century half calf, marbled paper over boards; sewn onto five recessed cords; gilt tooled spine.