Archive Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Book |
Catalog Number |
2018.92 |
Title |
The Principles of Architecture In three volumes |
Creator |
Nicholson, Peter |
Scope & Content |
This book contains the fundamental rules of architecture in geometry, arithmetic, and mensuration with the application of those rules to practice. Also includes the true method of drawing the ichnography and orthography of objects, the geometrical rules for shadows, and the five orders of architecture. Includes a variety of examples selected from the antique and many useful and elegant ornaments with rules for projecting them. |
Collection |
The Cobblestone Museum |