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• England -- Early works to 1800

• Grotesque Architecture, Or, Rural Amusement: Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, for Huts, Retreats, Summer and Winter Hermitages, Terminaries, Chinese, Gothic, and Natural Grottos, Cascades, Baths, Mosques, Moresque Pavilions, Grotesque and Rustic Seats, Green-houses, &c., Many of Which May Be Executed with Flints, Irregular Stones, Rude Branches, and Roots of Trees; The Whole Containing Twenty-eight New Designs, with Scales to Each: To Which is Added, an Explanation, with the Method of Executing Them (London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1790), by William Wrighte
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• Essays on Gothic architecture (Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, Holborn, 1800), by Samuel Gosnell, J. Taylor, John Milner, Francis Grose, James Bentham, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Antiqvary's mvsevm (Printed by J. Nichols for, and sold by, the author ..., and by G.G.J. and J. Robinson ..., 1800), by Jacob Schnebbelie, John Nichols, Richard Gough, and London G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row (page images at HathiTrust)
• Essays on Gothic architecture (Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1802), by J. Taylor, Samuel Gosnell, John Milner, Francis Grose, James Bentham, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
• New display of the beauties of England (Printed for R. Goadby, and sold by J. Towers ..., & R. Baldwin ..., 1776), by Robert Goadby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Plans, elevations, and sections of bvildings execvted in the covnties of Norfolk, Svffolk, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire, et caetera (Published by Messrs. Taylor at the Architectural Library, Holborn, 1788), by John Soane and England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• The plans, elevations and sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the seat of the late Earl of Leicester : to which are added, the cielings and chimney-pieces : and also a descriptive account of the statues, pictures, and drawings : not in the former edition (Printed by T. Spilsbury ..., and sold by B. White ..., and S. Leacroft ..., 1773), by Matthew Brettingham, Richard Boyle Burlington, William Kent, Antoine Babuty Desgodets, Inigo Jones, Anthony Walker, Edward Rooker, Tobias Müller, S. Leacroft, Benjamin White, Thomas Spilsbury, and Robert Furze Brettingham (page images at HathiTrust)
• The designs of Inigo Jones : consisting of plans and elevations for publick and private buildings (William Kent], 1727), by Inigo Jones, Henry Flitcroft, Henry Hulsbergh, Paul Fourdrinier, and William Kent (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lectures on architecture : consisting of rules founded upon harmonick and arithmetical proportions in building : design'd as an agreeable entertainment for gentlemen : and more particularly useful to all who make architecture or the polite arts, their study ... (Printed for J. Brindley ..., 1734), by Robert Morris, W. H. Toms, John Millan, John Wilcox, and John Brindley (page images at HathiTrust)

• Convenient and ornamental architecture, consisting of original designs, for plans, elevations and sections, beginning with the farm house, and regularly ascending to the most grand and magnificent villa : calculated both for town and country, and to suit all persons in every station of life : engraved on seventy copper plates : with reference and explanation in the letter press, of the use of every room in each separate building, and the dimensions accurately figured on the plans, with exact scales for measurement (Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1797), by John Crunden and England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ferme ornée (Published by I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1796), by John Plaw and England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• The country gentleman's architect, in a great variety of new designs, for cottages, farm-houses, country-houses, villas, lodges for park or garden entrances, and ornamental wooden gates : with plans of the offices belonging to each design, distributed with a strict attention to convenience, elegance, and economy (Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1787), by J. Miller and England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• Convenient and ornamental architecture, consisting of original designs, for plans, elevations and sections : beginning with the farm house, and regularly ascending to the most grand and magnificent villa : calculated both for town and country, and to suit all persons in every station of life : engraved on seventy copper plates : with reference and explanation in the letter-press, of the use of every room in each separate building, and the dimensions accurately figured on the plans, with exact scales for measurement (Printed for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1805), by John Crunden, Isaac Taylor, and England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ouvrages d'architecture de Robert et Jaques Adam, Ecuyers (Printed for the authors :, 1778), by Robert Adam, Antonio Zucchi, Francesco Bartolozzi, Peter Elmsley, and James Adam (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Temple Builder's Most Useful Companion, Being Fifty Entire New Original Designs for Pleasure and Recreation: Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, in the Greek, Roman, and Gothic Taste, Calculated for the Ornamenting of Parks, Forests, Woods, Gardens, Canals, Eminences, Extensive Views, Mounts, Vistos, Islands, &c.; Together with a Full Explanation, in Letter Press, to Each Design, and Exact Scales for Measurement (London: Printed for I. Taylor, 1774), by Thomas Collins Overton, illust. by Isaac Taylor
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• The country gentleman's architect : in a great variety of new designs, for cottages, farm-houses, country-houses, villas, lodges for park or garden entrances, and ornamental wooden gates, with plans of the offices belonging to each design, distributed with a strict attention to convenience, elegance and economy (Printed for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1802), by J. Miller and J. Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on British cottage architecture : being an attempt to perpetuate on principle, that peculiar mode of building, which was originally the effect of chance : supported by fourteen designs, their ichnography, or plans, laid down to scale : comprising dwellings for the peasant and farmer, and retreats for the gentlemen : with various observations thereon : the whole extending to twenty-one plates, designed and executed in aqua-tinta (Published by Hookham and Carpenter ... : and to be had at Taylor's Architectural Library ..., at Egerton's Military Library ..., of Mr. Wilkinson ..., and of the author ..., 1798), by James Malton, Vaughan Griffiths, Robert Wilkinson, Thomas Egerton, England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, and England) Hookham and Carpenter (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• The plans, elevations and sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the seat of the late Earl of Leicester : to which are added, the cielings and chimney-pieces : and also a descriptive account of the statues, pictures, and drawings : not in the former edition (Printed by T. Spilsbury ..., and sold by B. White ..., and S. Leacroft ..., 1773), by Matthew Brettingham, Richard Boyle Burlington, William Kent, Antoine Babuty Desgodets, Inigo Jones, Anthony Walker, Edward Rooker, Tobias Müller, S. Leacroft, Benjamin White, Thomas Spilsbury, and Robert Furze Brettingham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pain's British Palladio, or, The builder's general assistant ... (Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1793), by William Pain and James Pain (page images at HathiTrust)

• The history and antiquities of the conventual and cathedral church of Ely : from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673, to the year 1771 : illustrated with copper-plates (Printed at the University Press, by J. Bentham :, 1771), by James Bentham, Daniel Prince, James Fletcher, Thomas Merrill, John Woodyer, Charles Bathurst, Joseph Bentham, François Vivarès, Peter Spendelowe Lamborn, Hubert François Gravelot, and John Heins (page images at HathiTrust)

• Historical description of the cathedral and metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury (Printed and sold by Simmons and Kirkby, 1783), by John Burnby, John Duncombe, and Simmons and Kirkby (page images at HathiTrust)

• By the King. A proclamation concerning buildings, and inmates, within the citie of London, and confines of the same. (Printed at London : By Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, M.DC.XXV. [1625]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) and King Charles I of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A proclamation concerning building in, and about London and Westminster (London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., 1661), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) and King Charles II of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proclamations. 1605-03-01 (Imprinted at London : by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, anno 1604 [i.e. 1605]), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and James (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• To the most honourable assembly of the house of Commons of the High Court of Parliament. The humble petition of thousands of carpenters, bricklayers, smithes, plaisterers, glasiers, painters, and other handicrafts men in and about the citie of London and Westminster with the Suburbs. ([London : s.n., 1621?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act for the preventing of the multiplicity of buildings in and about the suburbs of London, and vvithin ten miles thereof. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, an. Dom. 1656. (London : Printed by Henry Hills and Iohn Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, 1657), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Kings maiestie perceiuing the great inconueniences, which dayly doe arise by the continuall additions of a multitude of new buildings in the citie of London ... (Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., Anno Dom. 1607), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) and King of England James I (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A book of architecture, containing designs of buildings and ornaments. (London, 1728), by James Gibbs, George Vertue, James Mynde, Elisha Kirkall, Henry Hulsbergh, John Harris, and Bernard Baron (page images at HathiTrust)
• A new booke of variety of compartments. (Sold by John Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, 1671), by Robert White (page images at HathiTrust)

• A delineation of the ladyes hospitall ([London : s.n., ca. 1670]), by fl. 1650-1670 W. B. (William Blake) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The first lecture being an introduction to the military architecture, or fortifications read publiquely at Sr. Balthazar Gerbiers Academy. (Printed at London : For Robert Ibbitson ..., 1650), by Balthazar Gerbier (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The first publique lecture, read at Sr. Balthazar Gerbier his accademy, concerning military architecture, or fortifications, to the lovers of virtue, come hither to that purpose. (London : Printed by Gartrude Dawson, and are to be sold by Hanna Allen at the Crown in Popes-head-alley, 1469. [i.e. 1649]), by Balthazar Gerbier (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Ancient architecture, restored and improved by a great variety of grand and usefull designs, entirely new, in the Gothick mode, for the ornamenting of buildings and gardens : exceeding everything thats extant, : exquisitely engraved on LXIV large quarto copper-plates and printed on superfine royal paper (s.n., 1742), by Batty Langley and T. Langley (page images at HathiTrust)

• A description of Bath : wherein the antiquity of the city, as well as the eminence of its founder, its magnitude, situation, soil, mineral waters, and physical plants, its British works, and the Grecian ornaments with which they were adorned, its devastations and restorations in the days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans, with its new buildings, baths, conduits, hospitals, places of worship, and other public edifices, it gates, bridges, walks, and streets, &c., are respectively treated of : the gods, places of worship, religion, and learning of the ancient Britons occasionally considered : and the limits of the city in its present state, its government, trade, and amusements severally pointed out ... : together with proper plans and elevations from twenty-two copper-plates (Printed for W. Bathoe, in the Strand, and T. Lownds, in Fleet Street, 1765), by John Wood, William Hoare, Thomas Lowndes, and William Bathoe (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ouvrages d'architecture de Robert et Jaques Adam, Ecuyers (Printed for the authors :, 1778), by Robert Adam, Antonio Zucchi, Francesco Bartolozzi, Peter Elmsley, and James Adam (page images at HathiTrust)
• An essay on British cottage architecture : being an attempt to perpetuate on principle, that peculiar mode of building, which was originally the effect of chance : supported by fourteen designs, their ichnography, or plans, laid down to scale : comprising dwellings for the peasant and farmer, and retreats for the gentlemen : with various observations thereon : the whole extending to twenty-one plates, designed and executed in aqua-tinta (Published by Hookham and Carpenter ... : and to be had at Taylor's Architectural Library ..., at Egerton's Military Library ..., of Mr. Wilkinson ..., and of the author ..., 1798), by James Malton, Vaughan Griffiths, Robert Wilkinson, Thomas Egerton, England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London, and England) Hookham and Carpenter (London (page images at HathiTrust)

• A description of Bath : wherein the antiquity of the city, as well as the eminence of its founder, its magnitude, situation, soil, mineral waters, and physical plants, its British works, and the Grecian ornaments with which they were adorned, its devastations and restorations in the days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans, with its new buildings, baths, conduits, hospitals, places of worship, and other public edifices, it gates, bridges, walks, and streets, &c., are respectively treated of : the gods, places of worship, religion, and learning of the ancient Britons occasionally considered : and the limits of the city in its present state, its government, trade, and amusements severally pointed out ... : together with proper plans and elevations from twenty-two copper-plates (Printed for W. Bathoe, in the Strand, and T. Lownds, in Fleet Street, 1765), by John Wood, William Hoare, Thomas Lowndes, and William Bathoe (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ancient architecture, restored and improved by a great variety of grand and usefull designs, entirely new, in the Gothick mode, for the ornamenting of buildings and gardens : exceeding everything thats extant, : exquisitely engraved on LXIV large quarto copper-plates and printed on superfine royal paper (s.n., 1742), by Batty Langley and T. Langley (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lectures on architecture : consisting of rules founded upon harmonick and arithmetical proportions in building : design'd as an agreeable entertainment for gentlemen : and more particularly useful to all who make architecture or the polite arts, their study ... (Printed for J. Brindley ..., 1734), by Robert Morris, W. H. Toms, John Millan, John Wilcox, and John Brindley (page images at HathiTrust)

• Angliæ Notitia, or, The present state of England together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof (Printed by T.N. for John Martyn ..., 1669), by Edward Chamberlayne (page images at HathiTrust)

• A looking-glasse for the Popish garrisons: held forth in the life and death of Basing-House. VVherein is described her former vanity, present condition, and a friendly admonition to the other malignant dens. VVith divers articles of high-treason drawne up against Sir Robert Peake, governour of the said garrison. Printed according to order. (Printed at London : by W.W., 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health (Printed by R. Bishop, for Henry Hood, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstans Churchyard in Fleetstreet, 1638), by Tobias Venner, Henry Hood, and Richard Bishop (page images at HathiTrust)

• The case of the owners of more than sixty thousand acres of rich and valuablelands, bordering upon the fenns, called, Bedford-Level: ([London : s.n., 1697]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Case of the town and port of King's-Lynn in Norfolk, as to their navigation. ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A relation of the business now in hand concerning Bedford Levell written in a letter to a vvorthy member of this Parliament, by a person uninterested, more than in his publick desires to preserve a work so beneficial for the kingdom, and satisfaction of all just interest relating to it. (London : printed, in the year, M.D.CLXI. [1661]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the Corporation of the Great Level of the Fenns; relating to a bill depending in Parliament, for the better preservation of the navigation of the port of Kings-Lynn; which bill is for taking away the sluce at Denver-Dam, upon the river of Great Owze, in the County of Norfolk. ([London? : s.n., 1665]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• To the Kings most excellent Maiesty The humble petition of divers of your Majesties loyall subjects inhabiting the county of Bedford, amounting to the number of 3800. ([London : s.n., 1642]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Boscobel: Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651, by Thomas Blount (Gutenberg ebook)

• Bristols second address, as it was presented to their late members in Parliament, at their return from Oxford to the right worshipful Sir Richard Hart, Knight, Mayor of the city of Bristol, and Thomas Earl, Esquire, our late representatives in Parliament of for the said city and county of Bistol. (London : Printed for Henry Broom, 1681), by Thomas Earle and Richard Hart (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The loyal city of Bristol vindicated from Amsterdamism, or Devil's-borough, two appellatives occasioned by the over credulous, who have taken it for granted, that the schismaticks and hereticks of all sorts were more numerous than the truly loyal, orthodox, and liege people there. But at a late tryal of skill, managed by the more vigilant, and worthy angel-guardian of that city, the point has been lately clear'd, and the church-men for an Earl have out voted the fanaticks for a knight, though to little purpose: for they have rallied again, since the dissolution, to fetch in the same persons. But who? or what? and how equipp'd this ensuing letter (to an utopian prelate) will fully inform you. ([S.l.] : Printed for J. Davies, 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Strange news from Bishops-Stafford near Buckingham. Licensed, April 26th, 1694. Amidst the various clans of enthusiasts who being led astray thro blind ways by their distemper'd brains and fantastick notions, ... such confusion and madness, I never expected to see, unless in Bedlam. (London : printed for Randel Taylor, near Stationers-hall, 1694) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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