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Title: 1: The Mirror of Architecture: or the Ground-Rules of the Art of Building exactly laid down by Vincent Scamozzi; 2: The Description and Use of an Ordinary Joynt-Rule fitted with Lines for the ready finding the Lengths and Angles of Rafters
Author:
William Leyburn (British, early 18th century)
Architect:
Vincenzo Scamozzi (Italian, 1548–1616)
Author:
John Browne (British, 17th century)
Publisher:
Richard Mount (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1700
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 7 7/8 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/16 in. (20 × 15.9 × 2.7 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1946, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 1991.1073.117
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