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, Dorick, Ionick, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise. And the two Latin, 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 terms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti's Treatise of statues. By John Evelyn, esq.; fellow of the Royal society 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 wi

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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, Dorick, Ionick, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise. And the two Latin, 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 terms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti's Treatise of statues. By John Evelyn, esq.; fellow of the Royal society 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 wi
  • Parallèle de l'architecture antique et de la moderne. English
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Imprint
London : printed by T. W. for D. Browne, J. Walthoe, B. and S. Tooke, D. Midwinter, W. Mears, and F. Clay, 1723.
Added name
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. Account of architects and architecture.; Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472. De statua; Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639. Elements of architecture.
Publication year
1723
ESTC No.
T43635
Grub Street ID
272204
Description
[24],xx,xxv-xxxviii,115,[7],74p.,plate : ill. ; 2°.
Note
Titlepage in red and black

Title-vignette

Engraved frontispiece reads: A parallel of architecture both ancient & moderne, by Roland Freart, sr de Chambray

Head-and tail-pieces; initials

'Account of architects' has separate titlepage, pagination and register

Text of preliminaries continuous.
Uncontrolled note
P.xiv misnumbered xvi