Wood, John, 1705?-1754.

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An essay towards a description of Bath In four parts. Wherein The Antiquity of the City, as well as the Reality and Eminence of its Founder; the Magnitude of it in its Antient, Middle and Modern State; the Names it has borne; its Situation, Soil, Mineral Waters and Physical Plants; the general Form and Size of its Body; the Shape of its detach'd Parts; its British Works, and the Grecian Ornaments with which they were adorned; its Devastations and Restorations in the Days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans; its additional Buildings down to the End of the Year 1748; its Baths, Conduits, Hospitals, Places of Worship, Court of Justice, and other Publick Edifices; its Gates, Throngs, Bridges, Lanes, Alleys, Terrass Walks, and Streets; its inferior Courts; and its Open Areas of a superiour Kind Are respectively Treated of: The Gods, Places of Worship, Religion and Learning of the Antient Britons Occasionally Considered: And the Limits of the City in its present State; its Divisions, Sub-Divisions, Laws, Government, Customs, Trade and Amusements Severally pointed out. Illustrated with the figure of King Bladud, the First Founder of the City, as described by the Orator Himerius under the Name of Abaris; together with proper plans and elevations from two and twenty copper plates. By John Wood, architect.
Wood, John, 1705?-1754.Date: [1749]
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A description of Bath , wherein The Antiquity of the City, as well as the Eminence of its Founder; its Magnitude, Situation, Soil, Mineral Waters, and Physical Plants; its British Works, and the Grecian Ornaments with which they were adorned; its Devastations and Restorations in the Days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans; with its New Buildings, Baths, Conduits, Hospitals, Places of Worship, and other Public Edifices; its Gates, Bridges, Walks, and Streets, &c. Are respectively Treated of: The Gods, Places of Worship, Religion, and Learning of the Ancient Britons Occasionally considered: And the Limits of the City in its present State; its Government, Trade, and Amusements Severally pointed out. Illustrated with The Figure of King Bladud, the First Founder of the City; together with Proper Plans and Elevations from Twenty-Two Copper-Plates. By John Wood, Esq; the second edition, corrected and enlarged. In two volumes.
Wood, John, 1705?-1754.Date: M.DCC.LXIX. [1769]
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A dissertation upon the orders of columns , and their appendages; the whole constituting the Orders of Architecture: Interspersed with A brief Account of the various Kinds of intercolumnation Observed by the Antients: and Illustrated with proper Draughts from three and Twenty Copper Plates Engraved by Mr. Paul Fourdrinier. Compiled For the Use of Artificers in the Building Trades. By John Wood, Architect.
Wood, John, 1705?-1754.Date: 1750
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Choir Gaure, vulgarly called Stonehenge , on Salisbury Plain, Described, Restored, and Explained; In a letter to The Right Honourable Edward late Earl of Oxford, and Earl Mortimer. By John Wood, Architect.
Wood, John, 1705?-1754.Date: 1747
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A description of the Exchange of Bristol Wherein the Ceremony of Laying the First Stone of that structure; Together with That of Opening the Building for publick use, Is particularly Recited. By John Wood, Architect.
Wood, John, 1705?-1754.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXLV. [1745]