The mirror of architecture, or, The ground-rules of the art of building / exactly laid down by Vincent Scamoz'zi master-builder of Venice ; reviewed and inlarged with the addition of a diagonal scale being very useful for dividing the author his given parts into minutes, whereby the principal points of architecture are easily and plainly demonstrated for the benefit of all lovers and ingenious practitioners in the said art ; by Joachim Schuym of Amsterdam ; translated out of Dutch by W.F. ; hereunto is added The description and use of an ordinary joynt-rule fitted with lines for the ready finding the lengths and angles of rafters, and hips and collar-beams in any square or bevelling roof at any pitch, and the ready drawing the architrave, frize, and cornice, in any order, with other useful conclusions by the said rule ; by John Browne.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1548-1616.

Contributor:

Schuym, Joachim.

Brown, John (Philomath).

W. F. (William Fisher)

Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 990:13.

Standardized Title:

Idea dell'architettura universale. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Early works to 1800.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 23 pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

The third edition with addition of staircases and chimney-pieces.

Other Title:

Mirror of architecture.

Ground-rules of the art of building.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for W. Fisher ... and E. Hurlock ..., 1676.

Notes:

Imperfect: "The description and use of an ordinary joynt-rule" lacking.

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1979. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 990:13)

Cited in:

Wing S810

Related Work:

Brown, John (Philomath). Description and use of an ordinary joynt-rule.

OCLC:

12927228