1657 ARCHITECTURE Five Orders VIGNOLA Italian ART Michelangelo RARE Paris ed
The most successful architectural textbook ever written!
A rare printing of Vignola’s ‘Five Orders of Architecture’ Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, ‘Regola,’ as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)
This 17th-century edition of Vignola is filled with full-page engravings of Vignola’s columns, arches, and decorative architecture, collected and edited by Muet.
1657 ARCHITECTURE Five Orders VIGNOLA Italian ART Michelangelo RARE Paris ed
The most successful architectural textbook ever written!
A rare printing of Vignola’s ‘Five Orders of Architecture’ Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, ‘Regola,’ as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)
This 17th-century edition of Vignola is filled with full-page engravings of Vignola’s columns, arches, and decorative architecture, collected and edited by Muet.
Item number: #21192
Price: $750
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da
Règles des cinq ordres d’architecture de Vignolle
Paris: 1657.
Details:
- Collation:
- [4], 99, [1]
- 49 engravings, plus engraved title page
- Wanting p.100-102
- References: Fabrizio, Classici che Hanno, 107;
- Language: French
- Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
- Size: ~5.75in X 3.75in (14.5cm x 9.5cm)
- Quite rare and desirable
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21192
Category
Arts & Architecture
Authors
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da
Printing Date
17th Century
Language
French
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Excellent