Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Batty Langley - The Builder's Director, or Bench-mate. 1751.




The Builder's Director, or Bench-mate : 
being a pocket-treasury of the Grecian, Roman, and Gothic Orders.
Batty Langley, 

Pub. London 1751.

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I'm sure that one day there will be a reassessment of the importance of Batty Langley's work and this pattern book in particular.

Engravings of Chimney pieces and other architectural details.

























































































































































































































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  Chimneypiece by John Bacon. 1776.