The theory and practice of architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola abridg'd. The first by the famous Mr. Perrault, ... carefully done into English. And the other by Joseph Moxon; and now accurately publish'd the fifth time.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Eighteenth century collections online.
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| Online Access: | Full text online |
| Item Description: | A combination of Moxon's translation of Vignda's 'Regola .. ' and A. Boyer's version of Claude Perrault's 'Abrege' des dix livres d'architecture .. ', 1674. Plates numbered I-XL of the Vignola are included in the pagination. The Vitruvius has 11 numbered plates, the Vignola 51 (no.33 occurs twice). With an engraved frontispiece the Vignola has a separate titlepage reading, 'Vignola: or, the compleat architect; .. ', and unsigned gatherings. Explanation of plate XXI misnumbered XXII. A re-issue of the sheets of the 1703 edition, with cancel titlepages, the addition of letterpress description for plates XXIII-XLI of the Vignola, & the erratic pagination & plate numbering some what regularized. Variant; the misnumbered explanation to plate XXI (page 56 of Vignola) has the figure "XXII" in a different setting, placed under the end of the word "Discription" in the running title. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 8 unnumbered pages, 72, 7 unnumbered pages, 16-98p., plates : illustrations ; 8⁰. |