The country gentleman's architect; : containing a variety of designs for farm houses and farm yards of different magnitudes, arranged on the most approved principles for arable, grazing, feeding, and dairy farms; : with plans and sections, showing at large the construction of cottages, barns, stables, feeding-houses, dairies, brew-houses, maltings, &c. With plans for stables and dog-kennels: : to which are added designs for labourers' cottages and small villas : the whole adapted to the use of country gentlemen about to build or to alter. / By R. Lugar, architect; author of Architecural sketches for rural dwellings, &c. ; Engraved on twenty-two plates, with general observations and full explanations to each.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lugar, Robert.

Contributor:

Taylor, J. (Josiah)., Publisher.

Carpenters' Company Library Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, England)., Publisher, Bookseller.

Gosnell, Samuel., Printer.

Wallace, Thomas., Former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farm buildings--England.

Farm buildings.

Country homes--England.

Country homes.

Housing, Rural--England.

Housing, Rural.

Architecture, Domestic--England--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Domestic.

Physical Description:

32 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 30 cm.

Edition:

The second edition.

Place of Publication:

London: : Published by J. Taylor, Architectural Library, 59 High Holborn., 1823 [i.e. 1828]

Notes:

Includes 22 engraved plates (some double) on [30] leaves. Plates signed at foot: London. Published Sept. 1 1806 by J. Taylor, 59 High Holborn.

Cf. Archer's Literature of Brit. domestic architecture #193.3, and British Architectural Library Catalogue #1970 for 1823 edition.

"Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, London."--T.p. verso.

First published in 1807 and again in 1815.

A reissue of the 1823 edition? Pages of text have watermark 1822 while plates bear watermark date 1828.

Local Notes:

Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.

Carpenters' Company copy with bookseller's label on front pastedown: Thomas Wallace, Stationer, No 70 N. Third St., Philadelphia; accession number 3423; first recorded in 1840 Carpenters' Company Library Catalogue as no. 103.

OCLC:

225895899