The Theory and Practice of Architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola Abridg'd
Artwork Details
- Title: The Theory and Practice of Architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola Abridg'd
- Author: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
- Translator: Derived from translation by Claude Perrault (French, 1613–1688)
- Translator: Abel Boyer (French, 1667–1729)
- Author: Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola (Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome)
- Translator: Joseph Moxon (British, 1627–1691)
- Designer: Portal designs by Pierre Le Muet (French, 1591–1669)
- Publisher: Bethel Wellington (British)
- Publisher: J. Darby (London)
- Dedicatee: Thomas Murray (British (born Scotland), 1663–1735 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1729
- Medium: Illustrations: engraving
- Dimensions: 7 x 4 3/16 x 1 in. (17.8 x 10.6 x 2.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.235
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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