Pain's British Palladio: or, The Builder's General Assistant

Pain, William and James

Published by William and James Pain, London, 1786

About this Item

(ii) + 14 pages. Folio, 45 x 28.5 cm, Forty two engraved plates. William Pain 's last book, assisted by his son James, the later became a pupil of John Nash and a practicing architect in Ireland. This was one of the few 18th century pattern books to enable the experienced builder to follow a design through from groundwork to execution. It devotes one third of its plates to four complete designs for town houses, the rest to their fixtures and fittings. Pain's works were very influential in spreading the Adamesque as a vernacular style, especially in America. . ARCHER. 239.1. COLVIN. pp.606-607. SCHIMMELMAN. 97. WIEBENSON. III-C-24. Scattered light foxing to a few plates, most are generally clean. Modern marbled boards, quarter black calf, raised bands, green leather spine label lettered in gilt. Fine. Seller Inventory # 24097

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pain's British Palladio: or, The Builder's ...

Publisher: William and James Pain, London

Publication Date: 1786

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: First edition.