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Freart, Roland, sieur de Chambray et al : A Parallel of the Ancient Architecture with the Modern

printed by T. W. for J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, and A. Ward ; W. Mears, F. Clay, B. Motte, and D. Browne, London, 1733

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, Doric, Ionic, 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 with English for the benefit of builders. To which is added, an account of the arthitects and architecture in an historical and etymological explanation of certain terms particularly affected by architects. With Leon Battista Alberti's treatise of statues by John Evelin, Esq. Fellow of the Royal Society. The fourth edition, with additions of the Elements of Architecture collected by Sir Henry Wotton, Kut. from the best authors and examples and also other large additions. Text: English. Boards worn, spine paper chipped away, some plates loose, chews to top of first pages (see photo). Very rare original. Good condition for age, worthy of rebinding. As is.. Illustr.: Full Page Plates. Rare Original Edition. Book Condition: Acceptable. Binding: Hard Cover

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