The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Pr Le Muet. Translated out of French, by G.R. To which are added designes of floors lately made at Somerset-House; and the framing of houses after the best manner of English building, with their proportions and scantlings

All titles

• The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Pr Le Muet. Translated out of French, by G.R. To which are added designes of floors lately made at Somerset-House; and the framing of houses after the best manner of English building, with their proportions and scantlings
• Quattro libri dell'architettura. Book 1. English

People / Organizations

• J. Moxon?. ("printed by")
• Andrea Palladio (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J. M[oxon?]. and sold by G. Richards, at the Peacock in Cornhill near the Old Exchange: and by Simon Miller, at the Star in St Pauls Church-yard, 1663.

Added name

Chantry, John, -1662?, engraver.; Le Muet, Pierre, 1591-1669. Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir.; Richards, Godfrey, tr.

Publication year

1663

ESTC No.

R227044

Grub Street ID

99949

Description

[10], 198, [2], 101-115, [2], 210-222, [3], p. 228, [4] p., [3] folded leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 4°.

Note

A translation of Pierre Le Muet's French translation of Book 1 of "Quattro libri dell'architettura" by Andrea Palladio and a translation of excerpts from Le Muet's "Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir"

Translator's dedication signed: Godfrey Richards

In this issue line 11 reads "Translated out of French, by G.R." in place of "By G.R."

Conjectured printer's name from Wing CD

The pages after 198 are numbered 189 and unnumbered

The last leaf is blank.