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The theory and practice of architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola abridg'd. The first by the famous Mr. Perrault, ... carefully done into English. And the other by Joseph Moxon; and now accurately publish'd the fifth time.

Author/creator Vitruvius Pollio
Other author/creatorVignola, 1507-1573.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon : printed for J. Darby, A. Bettesworth; F. Clay; all in trust for Richard, James, and Bethel Wellington, 1729.
Description8 unnumbered pages, 72, 7 unnumbered pages, 16-98 pages, plates : illustrations ; 8⁰.
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Uniform titleDe architectura. English. Abridgments
General noteA combination of Moxon's translation of Vignda's 'Regola .. ' and A. Boyer's version of Claude Perrault's 'Abrege' des dix livres d'architecture .. ', 1674.
General notePlates numbered I-XL of the Vignola are included in the pagination.
General noteThe Vitruvius has 11 numbered plates, the Vignola 51 (no.33 occurs twice).
General noteWith an engraved frontispiece the Vignola has a separate titlepage reading, 'Vignola: or, the compleat architect; .. ', and unsigned gatherings.
General noteExplanation of plate XXI misnumbered XXII.
General noteA re-issue of the sheets of the 1703 edition, with cancel titlepages, the addition of letterpress description for plates XXIII-XLI of the Vignola, & the erratic pagination & plate numbering some what regularized.
General noteVariant; the misnumbered explanation to plate XXI (p.56 of Vignola) has the figure "XXII" in a different setting, placed under the end of the word "Discription" in the running title.
General noteReproduction of original from the British Library.
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT50050.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Other title Regola delli cinque ordini d'architectura. English. Abridgments.

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