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Architecture Françoise, 4 Volumes

Architect Jacques François Blondel French
Publisher Pierre Charles Jombert French
1752–56
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  • Title: Architecture Françoise, 4 Volumes
  • Architect: Jacques François Blondel (French, Rouen 1705–1774 Paris)
  • Publisher: Pierre Charles Jombert (French, Paris 1748–1825)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1752–56
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alexander McMillan Welch, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.52.3(1-4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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