William Halfpenny
Active Years
Min year: 1724, Max year: 1780, Max count: 7As Author
- 1724: Practical architecture
- 1724: Practical architecture
- 1725: The art of sound building; demonstrated in geometrical problems, shewing geometrical lines for all kinds of arches, niches, groins, and twisted rails, both regular and irregular
- 1725: The art of sound building, demonstrated in geometrical problems
- 1728: Magnum in parvo: or, the marrow of architecture
- 1728: The builders's pocket-companion
- 1730: Practical architecture
- 1731: Perspective made easy: or, a new method for practical perspective. Shewing the use of a new-invented senographical protractor; so easy, that a Person, tho' an intire Stranger to Perspective, may, by Reading a few Lines, become Master of the Instrument, without the help of a Master. It's Useful in taking the Perspective Draughts of Towns, Countrys, Houses, and Gardens, or any Objects whatever; much easier than what has hitherto been Practised. With several useful Examples in Practical Perspective. together with the draughts of several remarkable places, in and about the cities of Bristol and Bath; in twenty-six copper plates. By William Halfpenny
- 1731: The builder's pocket-companion
- 1736: Practical architecture
- 1738: Perspective made easy: or, a new method for practical perspective. Shewing the use of a new-invented scenographical protractor; ... Together with the draughts of several remarkable places, in and about the cities of Bristol and Bath. In twenty-eight copper-plates. By William Halfpenny,
- 1747: The builder's pocket-companion
- 1748: Arithmetick and measurement
- 1749: A new and compleat system of architecture delineated
- 1749: Siste?me nouveau & complet de desseins d'architecture
- 1750: Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses
- 1751: New designs for Chinese bridges, temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings, obelisks, termini's, &c
- 1751: Six new designs for convenient farm-houses
- 1752: Chinese and Gothic architecture
- 1752: Rural architecture in the Gothick taste
- 1752: Useful architecture
- 1752: Geometry, theoretical and practical
- 1752: Rural architecture in the Chinese taste
- 1753: The country gentleman's pocket companion
- 1755: The second edition, with four additional designs, of Useful architecture; being the last work in this kind of William Halfpenny, Architect and Carpenter, in twenty-five new designs, with full and clear instructions, in every particular, for erecting parsonage-houses, farm-houses, and inns, with their respective offices, &c. of various Dimensions, at the most moderate Expence, the Largest not exceeding Five Hundred Pounds, and the Smallest under One Hundred Pounds. As will evidently appear By their several Dimensions and Estimates Particularly set forth with Respect both to Brick and Stone, Adapted to the usual Measurement of Great Britain and Ireland. Together With a Supplement, containing several Designs for Building with Timber Only, with Estimates annext in like Manner. The Four Designs added, are for Bridges, which in Rural Situations are generally necessary and always pleasing, being suited to small Pieces of Water, Brooks, &c. and the chief Ornament where Strength with Beauty is needful. The Whole intended as an Improvement of what has hitherto been given on that Subject, and rendered both Practicable and Beneficial to all concerned in Building
- 1755: New designs for Chinese bridges, temples, triumphal arches, garden-seats, palings, obelisks, termini, &c
- 1755: New designs for Chinese temples
- 1755: Rural architecture in the Chinese taste, being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c. on sixty copper plates with full instructions for workmen also a near estimate of the charge and hints where proper to be erected the whole invented & drawn by Willm. &Inn. halfpenny, architects
- 1755: New designs for Chinese doors
- 1755: The second edition, with four additional designs, of Useful architecture
- 1755: New designs for Chinese gates
- 1756: The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture
- 1757: The modern builder's assistant
- 1759: Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses
- 1759: A new and compleat system of architecture delineated
- 1760: The third edition, with four additional designs of Useful architecture; being the last work in this kind of William Halfpenny, Architect and Carpenter, in twenty-five new designs, with full and clear instructions, in every particular, for erecting parsonage-houses, farm-houses, and inns, with their respective offices, &c. of various Dimensions, at the most moderate Expence, the Largest not exceeding Five Hundred Pounds, and the Smallest under One Hundred Pounds. As will evidently appear By their several Dimensions and Estimates Particularly set forth with Respect both to Brick and Stone, Adapted to the usual Measurement of Great Britain and Ireland Together with a supplement, containing several designs for building with timber only, with Estimates annext in like Manner. The four designs added, are for bridges, which in Rural Situations are generally necessary and always pleasing, being suited to small Pieces of Water, Brooks, &c. and the chief Ornament where Strength with Beauty is needful. The Whole intended as an Improvement of what has hitherto been given on that Subject, and rendered both Practicable and Beneficial to all concerned in Building
- 1760: The modern builder's assistant
- 1760: A complete system of architecture, delineated
- 1760: Rural architecture in the Chinese taste
- 1772: A new and complete system of architecture, delineated in a variety of plans and elevations
- 1774: Twelve beautiful designs for farm-houses
- 1775: Practical architecture
- 1779: Arithmetick and measurement
- 1780: Practical architecture
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