The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs: or, the Art of Drawing, and Working the Ornamental Parts of Architecture
Artwork Details
- Title: The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs: or, the Art of Drawing, and Working the Ornamental Parts of Architecture
- Author: Batty Langley (British, Twickenham baptised 1696–1751 London)
- Etcher: Etched and published by Thomas Langley (British, 18th century)
- Printer: J. Ilive (London)
- Date: 1740
- Medium: Illustrations: etching
- Dimensions: 11 1/8 × 9 1/16 × 1 3/8 in. (28.2 × 23 × 3.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1974.548.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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