The principles of architecture, containing the fundamental rules of the art, in geometry, arithmetic, & mensuration, with the application of those rules to practice, the true method of drawing the ichnography and orthography of objects, geometrical rules for shadows, also the five orders of architecture :
with a great variety of beautiful examples, selected from the antique, and many useful and elegant ornaments, with rules for projecting them /
by P. Nicholson, architect ; illustrated with two hundred and sixteen copper-plates, engraved in a superior manner by W. Lowry, from original drawings by the author.

APA Citation

Nicholson, P., Gardiner, T., Barfield, J., Lowry, W. (1809). The principles of architecture, containing the fundamental rules of the art, in geometry, arithmetic, & mensuration, with the application of those rules to practice, the true method of drawing the ichnography and orthography of objects, geometrical rules for shadows, also the five orders of architecture: with a great variety of beautiful examples, selected from the antique, and many useful and elegant ornaments, with rules for projecting them. The second edition with additions, revised and corrected by the author. London: Printed for J. Barfield, and T. Gardiner.

MLA Citation

Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844, Thomas Gardiner, John Barfield, and Wilson Lowry. The Principles of Architecture, Containing the Fundamental Rules of the Art, In Geometry, Arithmetic, & Mensuration, With the Application of Those Rules to Practice, the True Method of Drawing the Ichnography And Orthography of Objects, Geometrical Rules for Shadows, Also the Five Orders of Architecture: With a Great Variety of Beautiful Examples, Selected From the Antique, And Many Useful And Elegant Ornaments, With Rules for Projecting Them. The second edition with additions, revised and corrected by the author. London: Printed for J. Barfield, and T. Gardiner, 1809.