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The four books of architecture / by Andrea Palladio ... ; literally translated from the original Italian by Isaac Ware ...
Author
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
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Uniform title
Quattro libri dell'architettura.
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Book
Language
English
Italian
Published/Created
London : Printed for R. Ware ..., [between 1738 and 1755]
Description
[10], 110, [2] p., [205] leaves of plates (p. [111]-[112] blank) : ill., plans (engravings) ; 41 cm. (fol.)
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Marquand Library - Rare Books
NA2515 .P253 1738f Oversize
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Architecture
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Early works to 1800
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Ware, Isaac, 1704?-1766
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Notes
Translation of: I quattro libri dell'architettura.
Added engraved general t.p., which reads: The four books of Andrea Palladio's architecture ... London : Published by Isaac Ware, MDCCXXXVII. There are also engraved special t.p.'s for books 2-4.
Signatures: pi1 2pi1 A² b1 B-2F²; 4 engr. t.p.'s.
The plates are traced and engraved exactly by Isaac Ware from Palladio's original woodcuts. Cf. t.p. and prelim. p. [5]
Contents
(from t.p.) Book I. Containing the five orders and the most necessary observations in building
Book II. In which the designs of several houses ordered by him ... are comprised, and the designs of the ancient houses of the Greeks and Latins
Book III. Wherein the ways, bridges, piazzas, basilica's, and xisti are treated of
Book IV. Describing and figuring the ancient temples that are in Rome and some others that are in Italy and out of Italy.
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LCCN
83461286
OCLC
4101002
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