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 afte 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 afte the best manner of English building, with their proportions and scantlings
• Quattro libri dell'architettura. Book 1. English

People / Organizations

• 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.

R39808

Grub Street ID

121673

Description

[8], 198, [2], 101-115, [2], 210-222, [3], p. 228, [4] p., [4] leaves of plates, 3 folded : 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

With an additional title page, engraved (plate), and signed: Iohn Chantry sculp

A reissue with cancel title page of the edition in which 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.