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Livre d'architecture contenant plusieurs portiques de differentes inventions, sur les cinq ordres de colomnes
Illustrated by: Alessandro Francini (Italian (worked in France), died in 1648)
Etched by: Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Author: Alessandro Francini (Italian (worked in France), died in 1648)
Publisher: Melchior Tavernier II (French, 1594–1665)
Etched by: Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Author: Alessandro Francini (Italian (worked in France), died in 1648)
Publisher: Melchior Tavernier II (French, 1594–1665)
1631
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 40 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 42.5 x 30 x 2 cm (16 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Other (plate size): 36.2 x 24.1cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2in.)
Other (plate size): 36.2 x 24.1cm (14 1/4 x 9 1/2in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number1984.432
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Melchior Tavernier, 1631
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 3852; Fowler 126; Duplessis (Bosse), 298-337; Blum (Bosse), 48-87; Bibliothèque Nationale, Inventaire 17th, I, p. 493, nos. 298-337
Description(Paris: Melchior Tavernier, 1631) Folio; 44 leaves; contemporary vellum.
Author's portrait; elevations of portals, gateways, triumphal arches, etc., derived from the architectural orders
Author's portrait; elevations of portals, gateways, triumphal arches, etc., derived from the architectural orders
ProvenanceTheodore Besterman; E. P. Goldschmidt & Co., London, from whom purchased by MFA, September 12, 1984.