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Record Nr.

UNISA996390422803316

Autore

S. P (Stephen Primatt)

Titolo

The city and country purchaser and builder [[electronic resource] ] : in two books, composed by S. P. gent. The second edition, much enlarged by William Leybourne. By whom is also added a third book, shewing how to dispose & proportion the several rooms in any building: and to place doors, stairs, windows, chimneys, &c. As also the art of measuring superficies and solids; with tables for that purpose. Together with the way and manner how to measure the works of the several artificers, by the most exact ways yet practised. With cautions to be observed in all

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for John Wright, and the assignes of Sam. Speed; to be sold by William Leach, at the Crown in Cornhil, neer the Stocks Market, 1680

Descrizione fisica

[18], 199, [1] p., [1] plate (folded) : ill., plans, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

LeybournWilliam <1626-1716.>

Soggetti

House construction - England

Architecture, Domestic - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Epistle dedicatory signed: Stephen Primatt.

An edition of: Primatt, Stephen.  The city & country purchaser & builder.

Includes index.

Caption titles for books 2 and 3 read: "Advice to the city-builder" (p. 55); "Advice to the country builder", p. 148.

Copy appears to have stub of excised plate between pp. 158-159.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014