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A Brief and Plain Description of the Five Orders of Columns of Architecture

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A Brief and Plain Description of the Five Orders of Columns of Architecture

Written by Simon Bosboom  (Dutch, 1614–1662)

Designer:
Simon Bosboom (Dutch, 1614–1662)
Author:
After treatise by Vincenzo Scamozzi (Italian, 1548–1616)
Publisher:
Robert Pricke (British, ca. 1642–1708)
Date:
1676
Medium:
Printed book with engraved illustrations
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 7 15/16 x 1/2 in. (31.8 x 20.1 x 1.3 cm)
Classification:
Books
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1952
Accession Number:
52.519.134

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