The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
2
Payne, John, 1710–1771
Twelve designs of country-houses
1757
3
Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619–1695
Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent
MDCLXXVI [1676]
4
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
Chinese and Gothic architecture properly ornamented
1752
5
Furttenbach, Joseph, 1591–1667
Architectura navalis, das ist, Von dem Schiffgebäw, auf dem Meer vnd Seekusten zugebrauchen
anno MDCXXIX [1629]
6
Vignola, 1507–1573
Vignola, or the compleat architect
1655
7
Vitruvius Pollio
De architectura libri dece traducti de latino in vulgare,
1521]
8
Campbell, Colen, 1676–1729
Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect
MDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771]
9
Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475–1554
The first[-fift] booke of architecture
1611
10
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
Gothic architecture, improved by rules and proportions
1747
11
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical house carpenter : or, Youth's instructor
1799
12
Halfpenny, William, -1755
Six new designs for convenient farm-houses
1751
13
Wrighte, William
Grotesque architecture, or, Rural amusement
1767
14
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Architecture improved, in a collection of modern, elegant and useful designs
1757
15
Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Traité des manieres de dessiner les ordres de l'architecture antique en toutes leurs parties
MVICLXIIII [1664, i.e. 1665]
16
The rudiments of architecture, or, the young workman's instructor
1773
17
Montano, Giovanni Battista, 1545–1621
Li cinque libri di architettura
1684
18
Wallis, N
The carpenter's treasure
[1773]
19
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Palladio Londinensis, or, The London art of building
1738
20
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The country builder's estimator, or, The architect's companion for estimating of new buildings ... : to which is added several new tables ...
1755
21
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
The four books of Andrea Palladio's architecture
anno MDCCXXXVII [1738]
22
The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor
1775
23
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The workman's golden rule for drawing and working the five orders in architecture
1750
24
Guarini, Guarino, 1624–1683
Architettura civile, del padre d. Guarino Guarini cherico regolare
MDCCXXXVII [1737]
25
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical builder, or, Workman's general assistant
MDCCLXXIV [1774]
26
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
Ancient masonry, both in the theory and practice
MDCCXXXVI [1736]
27
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552–1616
XXX. pieces d'architecture : tirees du tres exellent auteur Vincent Scamozze : et autres : tres necessaire a ceux qui sont Proffession de cet Art =
1660.]
28
Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774
The perspective of architecture
MDCCLXI [1761]
29
Capra, Alessandro, 17th cent
La nvova architettura civile, e militare
MDCCXVII [1717]
30
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Architecture improved
1755
31
Soane, John, 1753–1837
Designs in architecture
1778
32
Vitruvius Pollio
The architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio
MDCCXCI [1791]
33
Emlyn, Henry, 1728 or 1729–1815
A proposition for a new order in architecture
MDCCLXXXI [1781]
34
Aldrich, Henry, 1648–1710
Elementa architecturae civilis ad Vitruvii veterumque disciplinam,
1789
35
Darly, Matthias
A compleat body of architecture
January 12, 1773
36
Neve, Richard
The city and country purchaser's and builder's dictionary, or, The complete builder's guide
1736
37
Vitruvius Pollio
An abridgment of the architecture of Vitruvius
1692
38
Halfpenny, William, -1755
The modern builder's assistant, or, A concise epitome of the whole system of architecture
MDCCVLII [i.e. 1757]
39
Aheron, John
A general treatise of architecture
MDCCLIV [1754]
40
The Builder's magazine: or, A universal dictionary for architects, carpenters, masons, bricklayers, &c. ..
MDCC LXXXVIII [1788]
41
Revesi Bruti, Ottavio
A new and accurate method of delineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture
MDCCXXXVII [1737]
42
Soane, John, 1753–1837
Designs in architecture
1797
43
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Select architecture
MDCCLVII [1757]
44
Halfpenny, William, -1755
A new and compleat system of architecture delineated, in a variety of plans and elevations of designs for convenient and decorated houses
1749
45
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
I quattro libri dell'architettura di Andrea Palladio
1570
46
Richardson, George, ca.1738–ca.1813
A book of ceilings
MDCCLXXXI [1776]
47
Vitruvius Pollio
L. Victruuii Pollionis ad Cesarem Augustum De architectura liber primus
1486 or 7]
48
Roman, Edward
The gentleman's and builder's director, or, A key that openth to your sight at once, brick work ...
1734
49
Swan, Abraham
The British architect, or, The builder's treasury of stair-cases
1750
50
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
Excerpts from the Four books on architecture
2008
51
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Second letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of ******
1752
52
Lowth, Thomas Henry, 1753 or 4–1778
An essay on architecture
1776]
53
Overton, Thomas Collins
The temple builder's most useful companion, being fifty entire new original designs for pleasure and recreation
1766
54
Neve, Richard
The city and countrey [sic] purchaser, and builder's dictionary, or, The compleat builder's guide ...
1703
55
Ware, Isaac, 1704?-1766
A complete body of architecture
MDCCLVI [1756, i.e. 1757]
56
Gruber, Johann Sebastian
Neue und gründliche mathematische Friedens- und Kriegs-Schule
An. 1697
57
The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor ...
1799
58
Shortess, J
Harmonic architecture
1741
59
Ryff, Walther Hermann, -1548
Der furnembsten, notwendigsten, der gantzen Architectur angehörigen mathematischen vnd mechanischen Künst, eygentlicher Bericht, vnd vast klare, verstendliche Vnterrichtung
Anno 1547
60
Vitruvius Pollio
The architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
MDCCCXXVI [1826]
61
Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
Every man a compleat builder, or, Easy rules and proportions for drawing and working the several parts of architecture ...
1774
62
Le Clerc, Sébastien, 1637–1714
A treatise of architecture
1724
63
Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667
A brief discourse concerning the three chief principles of magnificent building
1662
64
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical builder, or, Workman's general assistant : shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building : ... rules of carpentry ... : with plans and elevations of gentlemen's and farm-houses, barns, &c
1789
65
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
The first book of architecture
1668
66
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Rural architecture
MDCCL [1750]
67
Aldrich, Henry, 1648–1710
The elements of civil architecture according to Vitruvius and other ancients and the most approved practice of modern authors, especially Palladio by Henry Aldrich, translated by Philip Smyth
1789
68
Hoppus, E. (Edward), d. 1739
The gentleman's and builder's repository, or, Architecture display'd : containing the most useful and requisite problems in geometry ...
1748
69
Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
The magazine of architecture, perspective, & sculpture
MDCCXXX [1730]
70
Over, Charles
Ornamental architecture in the Gothic, Chinese, and modern taste
1758
71
Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475–1554
A book of perspective & geometry
1657
72
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The builder's director, or, Bench-mate
[1790?]
73
Halfpenny, William, -1755
Useful architecture
1760
74
Laugier, Marc-Antoine, 1711–1769
An essay on the study and practice of architecture
1756
75
Francine, Alexandre, -1648
A nevv book of architecture
1669
76
Robinson, William, approximately 1744–
Proportional architecture, or, The five orders : regulated by equal parts : after so concise a method that renders it useful to all artists and easy to every capacity : to which is added a practical and familiar explanation of the terms herein used
1759
77
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552–1616
The mirror of architecture, or, The ground-rules of the art of building
1676
78
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The builder's director, or, Bench-mate
1761
79
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
Andrea Palladio's Five orders of architecture
MDCCXXIX. [1729]
80
Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404–1472
Leonis Baptiste Alberti De re aedificatoria incipit
anno Salutis millesimo octavagesimo quinto, quarto chalendas Ianuarius [29 December 1485]
81
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The principles of ancient masonry, or, A general system of building compleated
1733
82
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
An essay in defence of ancient architecture, or, A parallel of the ancient buildings with the modern
1728
83
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
L'academia Todesca della architectura, scultura & pittura, oder, Teutsche Academie der edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste
Anno Christi MDCLXXV [1675]
84
Rawlins, Thomas
Familiar architecture
MDCCLXVII [1768]
85
Skaife, Thomas
A key to civil architecture, or, The universal British builder
1776
86
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552–1616
L'idea della architettvra universale,
1615
87
Darly, Matthias
The ornamental architect, or, Young artists instructor
[1770 or 1771]
88
Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, active 1549–1584
De architectura Iacobi Androuetii du Cerceau, opus
1559
89
Crunden, John, ca. 1745–1835
Convenient and ornamental architecture
1767,
90
L'Orme, Philibert de, 1515?-1570
Nouuelles inuentions pour bien bastir et à petits fraiz
1576
91
Swan, Abraham
The British architect, or, The builder's treasury of stair-cases
1745
92
Richardson, George, ca.1738–ca.1813
A treatise on the five orders of architecture
MDCCLXXXVII [1787]
93
Neve, Richard
The city and country purchaser, and Builder's dictionary, or, The compleat builders guide ...
1726
94
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
Andrea Palladio's architecture, in four books
MDCCXXVI [1736]
95
Vitruvius Pollio
I dieci libri d'architettura
1660
96
Palladio, Andrea, 1508–1580
The first book of architecture
1663
97
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's sketch book, or, The youth's pocket companion
1793
98
Bosboom, Simon, 1614–1670
A brief and plain description of the five orders of columns of architecture
1676
99
Aviler, Augustin-Charles d', 1653–1701
Vignola revived
MDCCLXI [1761]
100
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
The qualifications and duty of a surveyor explained in a letter to the right honourable the Earl of ******