An Abridgment of the Architecture of Vitruvius
Object type: Book ; Ornament and Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Abel Swall and Timothy Child|Johannes Kip|Marcus Pollio Vitruvius|Claude Perrault
Artist bio: British|Dutch, Amsterdam before 1653–1721? London|Roman, active late 1st century BCE|French, 1613–1688
Artist role: Publisher|Engraver|Author|Translator
Artist nationality: British|Dutch|Italian|French
Date: 1692
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 3 3/4 × 1/2 in. (14.8 × 9.5 × 1.2 cm)
Classification: Books|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941