The Theory and Practice of Architecture; or Vitruvius and Vignola Abridg'd
Object type: Book ; Ornament and Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius|Abel Boyer|Bethel Wellington|Joseph Moxon|J. Darby|Thomas Murray|Claude Perrault|Pierre Le Muet|Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola
Artist bio: Roman, active late 1st century BCE|French, 1667–1729|British|British, 1627–1691|London|British (born Scotland), 1663–1735 London|French, 1613–1688|French, 1591–1669|Italian, Vignola 1507–1573 Rome
Artist role: Author|Translator|Publisher|Translator|Publisher|Dedicatee|Translator|Designer|Author
Artist nationality: Italian|French|British|British|British|British, Scottish|French|French|Italian
Date: 1729
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 7 x 4 3/16 x 1 in. (17.8 x 10.6 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Books|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  London     
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941