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Etched by: Sébastien Leclerc (French, 1637–1714)
Engraved by: Gérard Scotin (French, 1643–1715)
Engraved by: Georges Tournier (French, active 1650–1684)
Engraved by: Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
Engraved by: Jacques Grignon (French, about 1640–active to 1698)
Engraved by: Pieter van der Banck (French, worked in England, 1649–1697)
Engraved by: Nicolas Pitau I (French, 1632–1671)
Engraved by: Etienne Gantrel (French, about 1645–1706)
Engraved by: Jean Patigny (French, active 1660–1674)
Author: Vitruvius Pollio
Editor: Claude Perrault (French, 1613–1688)
Printer: Jean-Baptiste Coignard (French, died in 1735)
Engraved by: Gérard Scotin (French, 1643–1715)
Engraved by: Georges Tournier (French, active 1650–1684)
Engraved by: Gérard Edelinck (French, 1640–1707)
Engraved by: Jacques Grignon (French, about 1640–active to 1698)
Engraved by: Pieter van der Banck (French, worked in England, 1649–1697)
Engraved by: Nicolas Pitau I (French, 1632–1671)
Engraved by: Etienne Gantrel (French, about 1645–1706)
Engraved by: Jean Patigny (French, active 1660–1674)
Author: Vitruvius Pollio
Editor: Claude Perrault (French, 1613–1688)
Printer: Jean-Baptiste Coignard (French, died in 1735)
1673
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 66 full-page engravings, plus numerous woodcuts and engraved vignettes in the text
Dimensions
Overall: 42.9 x 29.8 x 4 cm (16 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow
Accession Number1971.732
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1673
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet V, 1329
Description(Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard, 1673) Folio; 181 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped brown calf (ivory phase box).
First edition of Perrault's influential translation and commentary on Vitruvius. A second, enlarged edition was published in 1684.
Allegorical frontispiece; illustrations of buildings, details, plans, diagrams, implements, etc.
First edition of Perrault's influential translation and commentary on Vitruvius. A second, enlarged edition was published in 1684.
Allegorical frontispiece; illustrations of buildings, details, plans, diagrams, implements, etc.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 8, 1971.