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Convenient and Ornamental Architecture, Consisting of Original Designs for Plans, Elevations, and Sections: Beginning with the Farm House and Ascending to the Most Grand and Magnificent Villa. . .A New Edition

Author John Crunden British
Publisher I. & J. Taylor British
1791
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  • Title: Convenient and Ornamental Architecture, Consisting of Original Designs for Plans, Elevations, and Sections: Beginning with the Farm House and Ascending to the Most Grand and Magnificent Villa. . .A New Edition
  • Author: John Crunden (British, ca. 1741–1835)
  • Publisher: I. & J. Taylor (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1791
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 11 × 7 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (28 × 19 × 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.50
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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