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.
Artwork Details
- 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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