L'architecture ou l'art de bien bastir, [18--?]

Location of collection:

Colonial Williamsburg

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

P.O. Box 1776

Williamsburg, VA 23187

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Douglas Mayo

Email: dmayo@cwf.org

Phone: (757) 565-8521

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Phone: (757) 565-8520

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Summary

Language:

Latin

Background

Scope and content:

Assumed to be the notebook of an anonymous French student studying the five orders of architecture. Most of the pages are written in Latin with some in Italian and French. Much of the notebook consists of a glossary of architectural terms. Includes an engraving, several illustrations of columns, and other architectural views.

Physical description:

1 item (122 leaves ; 23 x 18 cm.)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Architecture--Orders.
Architecture-- Dictionaries.