The Rudiments of Architecture: Being a Treatise on Practical Geometry, on Grecian and Roman Mouldings; Shewing the Best Method of Drawing Their Curves, With Remarks on the Effect of Both

by Asher Benjamin

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First edition

Boston: Printed for the author by Munroe and Francis, 1814. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 96pp., 32 plates. Original speckled leather with gilt lettering on red label and gilt ruling on spine. Marbled endpapers. Includes On The Origin Of Buildings, on The Five Orders of Architecture, on Their General and Particular Parts And Embellishments; With Examples for Cornices, Base And Surbase Mouldings, Architraves, And Stairs.

• Binding: Hardcover

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