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An Architectural Dictionary, Containing a Correct Nomenclature and Derivation of the Terms Employed by Architects, Builders, and Workmen ...and the Lives of the Principal Architects. The Whole Forming a Complete Guide to the Science of Architecture and the Art of Building ..., vol. 1

Peter Nicholson British, Scottish
1819
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  • Title: An Architectural Dictionary, Containing a Correct Nomenclature and Derivation of the Terms Employed by Architects, Builders, and Workmen ...and the Lives of the Principal Architects. The Whole Forming a Complete Guide to the Science of Architecture and the Art of Building ..., vol. 1
  • Artist: Peter Nicholson (British, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland 1765–1844 Carlisle, Cumbria)
  • Date: 1819
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 5/8 × 8 7/16 × 2 3/4 in. (27 × 21.5 × 7 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.1101(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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