The theory and practice of architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola abridg'd. The first by the famous Mr. Perrault, of the Royal Academy of Sciences in France, carefully done into English. And the other by Joseph Moxon; and now accurately publish'd the fifth time [electronic resource].
1729
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The theory and practice of architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola abridg'd. The first by the famous Mr. Perrault, of the Royal Academy of Sciences in France, carefully done into English. And the other by Joseph Moxon; and now accurately publish'd the fifth time [electronic resource].
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Uniform Title
De architectura. English. Abridgments
Regola delli cinque ordini d'architectura. English. Abridgments.
Regola delli cinque ordini d'architectura. English. Abridgments.
Publication Details
London : printed for J. Darby, in Bartholomew-Close; A. Bettesworth, in Pater-Noster-Row; F. Clay, without Temple-Bar; all in trust for Richard, James, and Bethel Wellington, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[8],72,[7],16-98p.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰.
Note
A combination of Moxon's translation of Vignda's 'Regola .. ' and A. Boyer's version of Claude Perrault's 'Abrege' des dix livres d'architecture .. ', 1674.
Plates numbered I-XL of the Vignola are included in the pagination.
The Vitruvius has 11 numbered plates, the Vignola 51 (no.33 occurs twice).
With an engraved frontispiece the Vignola has a separate titlepage reading, 'Vignola: or, the compleat architect; .. ', and unsigned gatherings.
Explanation of plate XXI misnumbered XXII.
A re-issue of the sheets of the 1703 edition, with cancel titlepages, the addition of letterpress description for plates XXIII-XLI of the Vignola, & the erratic pagination & plate numbering some what regularized.
Variant; the misnumbered explanation to plate XXI (p.56 of Vignola) has the figure "XXII" in a different setting, placed under the end of the word "Discription" in the running title.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Plates numbered I-XL of the Vignola are included in the pagination.
The Vitruvius has 11 numbered plates, the Vignola 51 (no.33 occurs twice).
With an engraved frontispiece the Vignola has a separate titlepage reading, 'Vignola: or, the compleat architect; .. ', and unsigned gatherings.
Explanation of plate XXI misnumbered XXII.
A re-issue of the sheets of the 1703 edition, with cancel titlepages, the addition of letterpress description for plates XXIII-XLI of the Vignola, & the erratic pagination & plate numbering some what regularized.
Variant; the misnumbered explanation to plate XXI (p.56 of Vignola) has the figure "XXII" in a different setting, placed under the end of the word "Discription" in the running title.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T50050.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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