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Sir William Chambers (1722 96), architect and furniture designer,
wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on
architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural
tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal
works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he
remodelled Buckingham House (1762 73) and designed Somerset House
(1775 96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on
Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is
regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical
architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the
two-volume edition of 1825, annotated by the architect and writer
Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863). Volume 2 focuses on the application of
the orders as well as smaller architectural features, including
doors, windows, balustrades, chimney-pieces and ceilings.
Sir William Chambers (1722 96), architect and furniture designer,
wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on
architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural
tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal
works (comptroller and surveyor-general from 1782). Notably, he
remodelled Buckingham House (1762 73) and designed Somerset House
(1775 96), but Chambers' reputation rests also on his Treatise on
Civil Architecture (1759), which he revised and expanded in 1791 as
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture. It is
regarded as one of the standard English texts on classical
architecture, and remains essential reading. This reissue is of the
two-volume edition of 1825, annotated by the architect and writer
Joseph Gwilt (1784 1863). Volume 1 contains Gwilt's prefatory
material, including an analysis of Grecian architecture's
development, followed by Chambers' systematic treatment of the
orders of architecture.
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