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The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before.
Van Pelt - Microtext STC II Reel 2051:31.
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
- Le Muet, Pierre, 1591-1669. Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir, author.
- Series:
- Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2051:31.
- Standardized Title:
- Quattro libri dell'architettura. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages, 32 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 36-159 pages, 29 unnumbered pages, 191-198 pages, 19 unnumbered pages218, 3 unnumbered pages220, 3 unnumbered pages226, 3 unnumbered pages230, 3 unnumbered pages234, 2 unnumbered pages, 237-239 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates (folded) : illustrations
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Edition:
- The second edition corrected and enlarged.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed by J.M. and sold by G. Richards, at the Golden Ball over against the Exchange, London: and by Sam. Thomson, at the Bishops Head in Duck-Lane, 1668.
- Notes:
- Translated from: Palladio, Andrea. Quattro libri dell'architettura; and from: Le Muet, Pierre. Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir.
- With an engraved title page.
- With numerous engraved illustrations.
- Text appears to be continuous despite pagination.
- R.G. = Godfrey Richards.
- Reproduction of the original in the Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) Library.
- Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2051:31). s1991 miun a
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) P205
- OCLC:
- 55719710
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