Les Quatre Livres De l'Architecture D'André Palladio. Mis en François. Dans lesquels, aprés un petit Traitté des cing Ordres, avec quelques- vues des plus necéssaires observations pour bien bastir, Il parle de la contructions des maisons particulieres, des grands chemins, des Ponts, des Places publiques, des Xystes, des Basiliques, & des Temples

published 1650

Andrea Palladio and Roland Fréart, Sieur de Chambray (authors)

Associated Names
Roland Fréart, Sieur de Chambray

Author, French, 1606 - 1676

Andrea Palladio

Author, Italian, 1508 - 1580

There is an open book in the image, with text on both pages. The left page has "TABLE DES MATIERES" as a heading, with a floral illustration at the bottom. The color palette is mainly beige and cream, with the text and illustration in dark tones. The text is organized in columns on the left page, with "FIN" and a floral basket illustration at the bottom. The right page continues the text in a similar layout.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: woodcut illustrations within text

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 36.4 x 24.2 cm (14 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 37.4 x 25.8 x 3.2 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.49.45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

early ownership inscription of William Pears, Fenham Hall; Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1983.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • Wiebenson/Baines 1993, no. 129.

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