Entrée principale:

Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639, author.

Titre et auteur:

The elements of architecture / collected by Henry Wotton, Knight, from the best authors and examples.

Publication:

London : Printed by Iohn Bill, MDCXXIV [1624].

Description:

[10], 123, [1] pages ; 18 cm (4to)

Notes:
"[Leaf] B4 is a cancel in some copies; the orig[inal] has no leaf signature; the cancel is signed 'B4'"--STC.
Signatures: [par.]⁴( -[par.]1) [superscript pi]A² A-P⁴ Q².
LC copy is missing leaf [par.]1, possibly blank; it has the B4 cancel, signed 'B4'.
DLC
LC copy has the B4 cancel, signed 'B4'.
ESTC, S120324
STC (2nd ed.) 26011
Fowler 445

Résumé:

The Elements of Architecture (1624) is a free translation of de Architectura by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. Some have called Wotton's Elements of Architecture a paraphrase rather than a true translation.

Ressources:
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Sujet:

Architecture Early works to 1800.
Provenance Jackson (Holbrook)
Provenance Davies.
Architecture.

Classification/genre:

Early works.

Vedettes secondaires:

Bill, John, -1630, printer.
English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Great Britain England London.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque cage 5929
Cote: W1081
Statut: Disponible