FREART, Roland. A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern, in a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have Written upon the Five Orders...written in French by Roland Freart, Sieur de Chambray. , Thomas Rycroft, 1644.

Full-Leather. Very Good. To which is added, An Account of Architects and Architecture, in an Historical and Etymological Explanation of certain Terms particularly affected by Architects. With Leon Baptista Alberti's Treatise of Statues. By John Evelyn. First edition. Title-page + xvii + 159 + (1)pp., 40 full-page engravings within the pagination, and 6 smaller engraved illustrations in the text. Some old ink marks on two pages, but a very good copy. Full contemporary mottled calf, expertly rejointed, retaining the original gilt panelled spine and red morocco label. folio. printed by Tho. Rycroft. 1644. "It is the first architectural treatise of the seventeenth century to propose a fresh look at earlier architectural treatises." [Millard, 76]. (Book ref. 105453)  £1600.00

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