The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before.
About this Item
Title
The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before.
Author
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
Publication
London :: printed by J.M. and sold by G. Richards, at the Golden Ball over against the Exchange, London: and by Sam. Thomson, at the Bishops Head in Duck-Lane,
1668.
Rights/Permissions
This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions.
Subject terms
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
Link to this Item
http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54729.0001.001
Cite this Item
"The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54729.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2024.
Pages
descriptionPage 141
Example of the second height.
Let the Figure B having the same breadth as the former of 24 foot within the work, be divided into eight equal parts, and take thereof seven which will make 21 foot for the height from the Floore unto the bottom of the key of the Arch.
[illustration] diagram
And if you divide the said breadth into 12 parts, you must take thereof 11 which will make it higher.
email
Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem?
Please contact us.