The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director : being a large collection of ... designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste ... : to which is prefixed, a short explanation of the five orders of architecture and rules of perspective, with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large, and the dimensions of each design specified ...

Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779

Edition date: 1754
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and sold at his house ... also by T. Osborne ..., H. Piers ..., R. Sayer ..., J. Swan ... [and by 2 others in 2 other places]
Language: English
Extent: 374 scanned pages
Shelves: Technical & curious
Document type: Book or monograph

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