Le premier tome de l'architectvre
de Philibert De L'Orme...

Description

Main Author

L'Orme, Philibert de, 1515?-1570.

Language(s)

French

Published

A Paris, Chez Federic Morel..., 1567.

Subjects

Building > Building / Early works to 1800.
Architecture > Architecture / Early works to 1800.
Woodcuts > Woodcuts / France > Woodcuts / France / 16th century.

Note

Signatures: ã⁴ a-n⁶ o⁴ p² q⁶ r⁴ s-v⁶ x⁴ y-z⁶ A-C⁶ D² E-M⁶ N⁴ O-V⁶ X⁶(-X6) Y⁶ Z⁴ Aaa⁶ Bbb⁴ Ccc-Ddd⁶ Eee⁴ ẽ⁶.
Title within a decorated architectural frame, incorporating 4 line geometrical drawings, with 4 more outside the frame. Numerous ill., some full page. Leaves x1, x3, X1, Bbb1 and Bbb2 are folded double leaves but counted as singles leaves in the foliation (gathering X has 5 leaves mistakenly counted as 6 in foliation). The allegorical ill. of the good and bad architects are at Eee1r and Eee3r. Head and tail pieces. Decorated initials.
First ed. The promised 2nd vol. was never published; see Mortimer.

Physical Description

[4], 283 [i.e. 282], [7] leaves (the last blank), illus., plans, 40 cm. (fol.)

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