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 | Vignola, 1507-1573. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for J. Darby, A. Bettesworth; F. Clay; all in trust for Richard, James, and Bethel Wellington, 1729. |
| Description | 8 unnumbered pages, 72, 7 unnumbered pages, 16-98 pages, plates : illustrations ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Uniform title | De architectura. English. Abridgments |
| General note | A 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 note | Plates numbered I-XL of the Vignola are included in the pagination. |
| General note | The Vitruvius has 11 numbered plates, the Vignola 51 (no.33 occurs twice). |
| General note | With an engraved frontispiece the Vignola has a separate titlepage reading, 'Vignola: or, the compleat architect; .. ', and unsigned gatherings. |
| General note | Explanation of plate XXI misnumbered XXII. |
| General note | A 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 note | Variant; 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 note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT50050. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- 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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