Upwards of one hundred and fifty new designs , for chimney pieces; from the plain and simple, to the most superb and magnificent, Properly adapted to Rooms, Halls, Saloons, Lobbies, &c. Of every Dimension; With the Proportions they bear to each, and full and complete instructions to workmen; Enriched with a great Variety of Arches, Doors, Windows, Cornices, Architraves, Ornaments for Trusses, Pedestals, Pediments, Columns, Imposts, Modillions, Soffets, &c. To which is added, A concise and clear Description of the Five Orders of architecture, Regulated by a Scale of Twelve equal Parts; with Observations on Rules and Methods to be observed in Drawing the Whole. By Abraham Swan, Architect. Adorned with fifty-four copper-plates, elegantly Engraved.

Date:

MDCCLXVIII. [1768]