The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture. Fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings; for diminishing and glueing of columns and capitals; for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height; for striking the Ionic volute, circular or elliptical with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, &c. and some designs for door-cases . engraved on forty-one plates, with explanations. By Peter Nicholson . 1823 [LeatherBound]

Peter Nicholson

Publication Date: 2025

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Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 140. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1823 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 140.

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• Title: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture. Fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings; for diminishing and glueing of columns and capitals; for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height; for striking the Ionic volute, circular or elliptical with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, &c. and some designs for door-cases . engraved on forty-one plates, with explanations. By Peter ...
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• Binding: LeatherBound
• Condition: NEW