A New Treatise of Architecture, according to Vitruvius. Wherein is discoursed of the five orders of columns, viz. The Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite.

1669
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  • Title: A New Treatise of Architecture, according to Vitruvius. Wherein is discoursed of the five orders of columns, viz. The Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite.
  • Author: Written and Edited by Julien Mauclerc (French, 1543–ca. 1598)
  • Author: After treatise written by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome)
  • Translator: Translated and published by Robert Pricke (British, ca. 1642–1708)
  • Printer: Printed by J. Darby (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1669
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 11 5/8 x 1 in. (41 x 29.5 x 2.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.289
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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