A dictionary of architecture; : historical, descriptive, topographical, decorative, theoretical and mechanical, alphabetically arranged, familiarly explained, and adapted to the comprehension of workmen &c. &c. / By Robert Stuart, architect and civil engineer. ; Illustrated by one thousand drawings of subjects referred to in the work. ; In three volumes, Vol. I [-III]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stuart, Robert, 1782?-

Contributor:

Carpenters' Company Library Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Jones and Co. (London, England)., Publisher.

Fisher, Son, & Co., Printer.

H. Fisher, R. Fisher, and P. Jackson., Printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Dictionaries.

Architecture.

Architecture--Terminology.

Physical Description:

3 v. : ill., plans ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London: : Published by Jones & Co., (late Lackington's,) Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square [ca. 1832?]

Notes:

Robert Stuart is pseudonym for Robert Stuart Meikleham.

According to British Architectural Library catalogue this work was originally issued in parts from ca. 1825-1832. Cf. Early printed books #4007.

With a total of [209] leaves of plates [207] of which are contained in v.3.

Pagination: v.1. [2], 4, 16, [640] p, [1] leaf of plates.; v.2. [598] p., [1] leaf of plates; v.3. [2], 16, 11, [1] p., [207] leaves of plates.

Last pages of v.1 and v.2 bear printer statement of: Fisher, Son, & Co (v.1.) and: Fisher, Son & Jackson (v.2.).

Vols. 1-2 contain text with 3 appendices at the end of v.2: "Appendix, no. I. Chronological tables of the principal architects of different countries" "Appendix, no. II. A manual of architectural bibliography, arranged in classes" and "Appendix, no. III. Brief heads of jurisprudence, as far as it is connected with architecture".

Includes indexes.

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 4 p. preface in v.1 misbound following 16 p. "introductory essay"; missing frontispieces to v.1 and v.2 and 5(?) other plates; accession numbers 3254-3256; first recorded in 1840 Carpenters' Company Library Catalogue as nos. 205-207.

Cited in:

British Architectural Library. Early printed books, 4007

OCLC:

232332106