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Architectonographie desThéatres de Paris ou Parallèl Historique et Critique de ces Édefices, considérés sous le Rapport de L'Architecture et de la Décoration.

Architect Alexis Donnet French
Publisher Pierre Didot l'ainé French
Engraver Giovanni Giacomo Orgiazzi Italian
1821–24
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  • Title: Architectonographie desThéatres de Paris ou Parallèl Historique et Critique de ces Édefices, considérés sous le Rapport de L'Architecture et de la Décoration.
  • Architect: Alexis Donnet (French, Lyon 1782?–?1867)
  • Publisher: Pierre Didot l'ainé (French, 1761–1853)
  • Engraver: Giovanni Giacomo Orgiazzi (Italian, died Paris, 1830)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1821–24
  • Medium: Printed book with two volumes including text and engravings.
  • Dimensions: 8 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (21.5 × 13.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.162(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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