George Richardson (architect)
George Richardson (1737/8–c.1813) was a Scottish architectural and decorative draftsman and writer on architecture.[1]
Among his few remaining architectural works are two chuches built for the Earl of Harborough: Holy Trinity Church, Teigh in Rutland and St Mary Magdalene's Church, Stapleford in Leicestershire.[1][2]
His main output, however, was in the form of books. His publications were subscribed to not only by many leading architects of the day, but also by painters, sculptors and other craftsmen.
Selected works[]
- Book of Ceilings (1776)
- Iconology, or, A Collection of Emblematical Figures (2 vols., 1779), drawing largely from Cesare Ripa
- Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture (1787)
- New Designs in Architecture (1792)
See also[]
- Architecture of Scotland
- Scottish Architecture
- Scottish Architects
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Brown, Iain Gordon. "Richardson, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23553. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Stapleford Park web site". Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2007.
External links[]
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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