Cours d'Architecture ou Traité de la Décoration, Distribution & Construction des Bâtiments (Volume 9)

Architect Designed by Jacques François Blondel French

Publisher Published by La Veuve Desaint French

1771–77

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Title: Cours d'Architecture ou Traité de la Décoration, Distribution & Construction des Bâtiments (Volume 9)
Architect: Designed by Jacques François Blondel (French, Rouen 1705–1774 Paris)
Publisher: Published by La Veuve Desaint , Paris
Published in: Paris
Date: 1771–77
Medium: Printed books with engraved illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.5 x 14 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.20.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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