Author: Ware, Isaac; Inigo Jones; et al.
Title: A Complete Body of Architecture
Description: London, Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in the Gray's Inn, J. Hodges, near London Bridge, L. Davis, in Fleetstreet, J. Ward, in Cornhill, and R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1756. Hardcover. Oversized, missing front and rear covers, brown leather spine with 6 raised bands, 9-748 pp, (20) pp, 122 pages of engraved plates with several being fold-out. Includes a table of the plates, errata and a table of contents. Isaac Ware's important comprehensive overview of Georgian architectural theory and practice. This work covers nearly every imaginable element of architectural design. Fair (missing covers,missing frontispiece and title page, missing pages prior to page 9, expected age toning throughout, spine is split, plate 1 is loose, appears all plates are here but many are wrongly numbered or double numbered, pages 13-22 are torn appx 4 inches down from the top,) .

Keywords: General Architecture ; Architectural Drawings ; ; General Architecture


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