Rural architecture in the Chinese taste : being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c., on sixty copper plates, with full instructions for workmen ; also a near estimate of the charge, and hints where proper to be erected / the whole invented & drawn by Willm. & Inn. Halfpenny, architects.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halfpenny, William, -1755.

Contributor:

Halfpenny, John, active 18th century.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture--Details.

Architecture.

Architecture, Chinese.

Genre:

Architectural drawings.

Physical Description:

4 part in 1 volume, 64 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

The third edition With the adition of 4 plates ... of roofs for Chinese and Indian temples ...

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Robt. Sayer, 1755.

Contents:

pt. I. New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings, &c.

pt. II. New designs for Chinese bridges, temples, triumphal arches, garden-seats, palings, obelisks, termini's, &c.

pt. III. New designs for Chinese doors, windows, piers, pilasters, garden seats, green-houses, summer-houses, &c.

pt. IV. New designs for Chinese gates, palisades, stair-cases, chimney-pieces, cielings, garden-seats, chairs, temples, &c.

Notes:

Each part has also separate title-page, dated 1750 (pt. 1), 1751 (pt. 2), 1751 (pt. 3), 1752 (pt. 4).

OCLC:

19650729