A practical essay, on a cement, and artificial stone : Justly supposed to be that of the Greeks and Romans, Lately re-discovered by Monsieur Loriot, master of mechanics to His Most Christian Majesty, for the cheap, easy, expeditious and durable construction of all manner of buildings, and formation of all kinds of ornaments of architecutre, even with the commonest and coarfest materials. Translated from the French original, lately published, by the express orders of the above monarch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loriot, Antoine-Joseph, 1716-1782.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Mémoire sur une découverte dans l'art de bâtir. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cement--Early works to 1800.

Cement.

Building materials--Early works to 1800.

Building materials.

Physical Description:

52 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

St. Jago De La Vega : Printed by order of the Honourable House of Assembly, by Robert Sherlock, M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N63525.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.