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The American builder's companion; or, A system of architecture, particularly adapted to the present style of building ... Illustrated with fifty nine copperplate engravings   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845
Fox, Gilbert, 1776-1807?
Raynerd, Daniel
Snyder, Henry W., -1832?
Wightman, Thomas
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Title
The American builder's companion; or, A system of architecture, particularly adapted to the present style of building ... Illustrated with fifty nine copperplate engravings
Publisher
Boston : Published by R. P. & C. Williams, for the author. Printed by Thomas G. Bangs
Description
First published 1806, 2nd ed. 1811
Title continues: Treating on practical geometry. The origin of building. Of the five orders of architecture. Of their particular parts and embellishments, and of their application. Also very fully of stairs. On plans and elevations of houses, for both town and country. On churches, court houses, &c. On sashes, sash frames, shutters, doors, cornices, base and surbase mouldings, architraves, &c. &c
Some plates signed by Gilbert Fox, H.W. Snyder or Thomas Wightman as etchers. They are after drawings by Benjamin, or Daniel Raynerd, co-author of the first ed., who sold his interest shortly after it appeared; see preface, p. iv
Ownership inscription of Julius McGill on t.p. of Getty copy

Subjects: Architecture; Architecture; Decoration and ornament, Architectural; Decoration and ornament; Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Language English
Publication date 1816
publication_date QS:P577,+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: getty; americana
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americanbuilders00benj_0
Notes No table-of-contents pages found. No copyright page found. No chapters marked.
Authority file  OCLC: 1039179201
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Internet Archive identifier: americanbuilders00benj_0
https://archive.org/download/americanbuilders00benj_0/americanbuilders00benj_0.pdf

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