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The four books of architecture / by Andrea Palladio ; literally translated from the original Italian, by Isaac Ware ; particular care has been taken to preserve the proportions and measures from the original, all the plates being engraved by the author's own hand.
LIBRA Microfilm 81 reel 82, suppl. no. 25
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
- Series:
- Fowler collection of early architectural books ; reel 82, suppl. no. 25.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture.
- Antiquities.
- Rome--Antiquities--Early works to 1800.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Physical Description:
- 6 leaves, 110 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, plans ; 41 cm
- 35 mm
- monochrome
- service copy
- positive
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for R. Ware, [after 1738]
- Notes:
- Books II-IV have special engraved title-pages.
- First issued in 1738 with title: The four books of Andrea Palladio's Architecture ... This issue, undated, has corrected the errors listed in the original errata list.
- Added engr. title-page: The four books of architecture by Andrea Palladio containing the 5 orders, and ye most necessary observations in building, private houses, streets, bridges, piazzas, xisti & temples. London, Published by Isaac Ware.
- A double plate (15 x 50 cm.) inserted after p. 78, reads: Mrs. Mylne's design of a new bridge to be built from Black Fryers to the opposite shore, approved of by the Committee of Common Council.
- Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, [1979]. on 1 microfilm reel with other items ; 35 mm. (Fowler collection of early architectural books ; reel 82, suppl. no. 25). s1979 ctun a
- OCLC:
- 8677640
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