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The Builder's Complete Assistant; or, a Library of Arts and Sciences...

Author Batty Langley British
Publisher I. & J. Taylor British
1738 (?)
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Builder's Complete Assistant; or, a Library of Arts and Sciences...
  • Author: Batty Langley (British, Twickenham baptised 1696–1751 London)
  • Publisher: I. & J. Taylor (London)
  • Date: 1738 (?)
  • Medium: Letter press only: no images
  • Dimensions: 9 3/16 × 5 7/8 × 13/16 in. (23.4 × 15 × 2 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.89(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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