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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

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

National Gallery of Art

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.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1650
Medium
1 vol: ill: woodcut illustrations within text
Dimensions
921 × 1200 px
Public Domain
Yes
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