A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern, in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another. The three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise. And the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita the latter. Written in French by Roland Freart, Sieur de Chambray; made English for the benefit of builders. To which is added an account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues. By John Evelyn Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society

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  • A parallel of the antient architecture with the modern, in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders, viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L.B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another. The three Greek orders, Dorique, Ionique, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise. And the two Latine, Tuscan and Composita the latter. Written in French by Roland Freart, Sieur de Chambray; made English for the benefit of builders. To which is added an account of architects and architecture, in an historical and etymological explanation of certain tearms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti's treatise of statues. By John Evelyn Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Parall`ele de l'architecture antique et de la moderne. English
  • Parallel of architecture both ancient and moderne
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Imprint
London : printed by Tho. Roycroft, for John Place, and are to be sold at his shop at Furnivals-Inn gate in Holborn, MDCLXIV. [1664]
Added name
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.; Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472. De statua.
Publication year
1664
ESTC No.
R19331
Grub Street ID
77045
Description
[24], 159, [1] p. : ill. (metal cut) ; 2°.
Note
Translation of: Parall`ele de l'architecture antique et de la moderne

Title words "Palladio .. Vignola,", "D. Barbaro .. Viola,", and "Bullant .. another." are gathered in braces

With initial imprimatur leaf

With additional engraved title page (pi2r): A parallel of architecture both ancient and moderne

A variant has p. 159 misnumbered 156

Signatures: pi]2] a]4] *b]2] A]4] B-C]2] D-Y]4.
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