The ornamental architect, or young artists instructor
Subtitle: consisting of the five orders, drawn by aliquot parts, with their embellishments &c elegantly engrav'd on (102) folio plates
By: by various masters ...
Publisher: Publish'd by the author Matthias Darly ... and sold by all book and printsellers in Great Britain and Ireland where ornamental compositions in evry branch of business will be occasionally pubd
Published: 1770
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Architecture; Orders; Details; Early works to 1800; Architectural drawing
Notes: Remainder of title page reads: This work is renderd so easy that most capacitys, by practice and attention, may draw any piece of architecture required with its ornaments, the number of ornamental compositions, and the different manner of expressing antique ornaments, makes it the most usefull workmans book extant, and at the same time it may be renderd the most entertaining work of the kind, for the instruction of the ladys, and gentlemem [sic] Ornamental studies hitherto but little known in this kingdom, begin to be more understood and enquired after, and is that part of drawing which is most essential to artists manufacturers, and mechanics. The following professions in particular cannot do without it, architects, painters, engravers, carvers, stuco workers, modellers, potters, iron smiths, silver smiths, founders, embroiderers pattern drawers, tapistry weavers, coach makers, cabinet makers &c. Numbers of other ingenious professions, besides the above mention'd may recieve [sic] help from this work, as few occupations but want more or less of ornamental drawing, and it must be confess'd that some knowledge of architect, shou'd allways accompany the usefull study of ornament.

Engravings dated 1769 and 1770.