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The first book of architecture, / by Andrea Palladio. ; Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Pr 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 designs 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.
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia 1676 Palladio
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
- Standardized Title:
- Quattro libri dell'architettura. Book 1. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Orders--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture--Details--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture--Designs and plans.
- Physical Description:
- [8], 161, [1], 165-183, [1], 187-239, [1] p., [7] folded leaves of plates : ill., plans. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
- Edition:
- The third edition corrected and enlarged. With the new model of the Cathedral of St. Paules as its now to be built.
- Place of Publication:
- London, : Printed for N. Simmons at the Prince's Armes in St. Paul's Church-yard, T. Passinger at the three Bibles on London Bridge, T. Sawbridge at the three Flower de Luces in Little Britain, and R. Smith at the Bible under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange,, 1676.
- Notes:
- Translator's dedication signed: Godfrey Richards.
- English translation of Pierre Le Muet's French translation of Book 1 of "Quattro libri dell'architettura" by Andrea Palladio; also includes translation of excerpts from Le Muet's "Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir". The earliest English version of any part of Palladio's Quattro Libri (1570) was translated and published by Godfrey Richards in 1663. Cf. Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785.
- Includes [7] folded plates and an added engraved title page signed: Iohn Chantry sculp..
- In addition to the folded plates, there are numerous full-page engravings included in pagination and register.
- Local Notes:
- Title is held at Carpenters' Hall in the Library of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia. Access to the books is restricted and available to researchers only by permission requested in advance.
- Carpenters' Company copy inscribed: James [unreadable]; accession number 3512; recorded in 1840 Carpenters' Company Library Catalogue as no. 8.
- Cited in:
- Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) P206
- ESTC R24443
- OCLC:
- 218524438
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