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

1676
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Brief and Plain Description of the Five Orders of Columns of Architecture
  • Author: Simon Bosboom (Dutch, 1614–1662)
  • Author: After treatise by Vincenzo Scamozzi (Italian, 1548–1616)
  • Designer: Simon Bosboom (Dutch, 1614–1662)
  • Publisher: Robert Pricke (British, ca. 1642–1708)
  • Date: 1676
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 7 15/16 x 1/2 in. (31.8 x 20.1 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.134
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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