A New Parallel of the Orders of Architecture

Augustus Pugin; Charles Normand

Editore: A. Pugin; Taylor's Architectural Library; Priestley and Weale's, London, 1829

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A scarce illustrated work exploring the different orders of architecture, ancient and modern, highlighted with detailed plates. A scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and sixty-six plates.Collated, complete.This volume offers a comparative view of all the varieties of the Orders of Architecture, both ancient and modern. An interesting study on the architecture of the Greeks, Romans, Tuscans, and contemporary orders, such as Palladio, Scamozzi, Vignola, and more.This work in an English translation of Charles Normand's work of the same title in French. Normand was a French architect, designer, and engraver, who first published this work in 1819.Translated into English by Augustus Pugin. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, a little rubbed. Bumping to the extremities, resulting in a little loss of leather, with a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Light age-toning to the extremities of the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Good.

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• Titolo: A New Parallel of the Orders of Architecture
• Editore: A. Pugin; Taylor's Architectural Library; Priestley and Weale's, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 1829
• Rilegatura: Leather
• Disegnatore: Charles Normand; Augustus Pugin
• Condizione: Good
• Tipo di libro: book
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Architecture