The Mirror of Architecture or the Ground Rules of the Art of Building according to Vincenzo Scamozzi, with the Description and Use of a Joynt Rule by John Brown, Whereunto is Added a Compendium of the Art of Building

Multiple artists/makers

1721

Not on view

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Title: The Mirror of Architecture or the Ground Rules of the Art of Building according to Vincenzo Scamozzi, with the Description and Use of a Joynt Rule by John Brown, Whereunto is Added a Compendium of the Art of Building
Author: Vincenzo Scamozzi (Italian, 1548–1616)
Author: John Browne (British, 17th century)
Author: Sir Henry Wotton (British, 1568–1639)
Author: William Leyburn (British, early 18th century)
Publisher: J. & B. Sprint (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1721
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 8 × 6 1/2 × 7/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 2.2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.67
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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