Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect, The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, in Great Britain,...

Author Colen Campbell British, Scottish
Author John Woolfe Irish
1715
Not on view

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  • Title: Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect, The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, in Great Britain,...
  • Author: Colen Campbell (British, Brodie, Scotland 1676–1729 London)
  • Author: John Woolfe (Irish, Kildaire 1673–1793 London)
  • Date: 1715
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 20 1/16 × 14 9/16 × 1 3/8 in. (51 × 37 × 3.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.208(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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