Nicholson, Peter: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture (London, 1823)

, THE

STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR

IN DRAWING AND WORKING

THE FIVE ORDERS

OF

ARCHITECTURE.

FULLY EXPLAINING THE BEST METHODS FOR

STRIKING REGULAR AND QUIRKED MOULDINGS; FOR
DIMINISHING AND GLUEING OF COLUMNS AND CAPITALS;
FOR FINDING THE TRUE DIAMETER OF AN ORDER TO ANY GIVEN
HEIGHT; FOR STRIKING THE IONIC VOLUTE,
CIRCULAR OR ELLIPTICAL;

WITH

FINISHED EXAMPLES,

ON A LARGE SCALE,

OF

THE ORDERS, THEIR PLANCEERS, &c.

AND SOME

DESIGNS FOR DOOR-CASES,

ELEGANTLY ENGRAVED ON FORTY-ONE PLATES,

WITH EXPLANATIONS.

BY PETER NICHOLSON, ARCHITECT.

AUTHOR OF THE CARPENTER'S NEW GUIDE, CARPENTER AND JOINER'S

ASSISTANT, &c

THE FIFTH EDITION,

CONSIDERABLY AUGMENTED AND IMPROVED.

ilonUon:

PRINTED FOR J. TAYLOR,
AT THE ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY, 59, HIGH HOLKORN.

1823.