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Convenient and Ornamental Architecture

Author John Crunden British
Publisher Isaac Taylor I British
1767
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  • Title: Convenient and Ornamental Architecture
  • Author: John Crunden (British, ca. 1741–1835)
  • Publisher: Isaac Taylor I (British, Worcester 1730–1807 Edmonton, Greater London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1767
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 13/16 × 7 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (27.5 × 19.3 × 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.88.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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