A treatise of the five orders in architecture
Subtitle: to which is annex'd, A discourse concerning pilasters, and of several abuses introduc'd into architecture
By: written in French by Claude Perrault ... and made English by John James of Greenwich.
Contributors: James, John, d. 1746.; Sturt, John, 1658-1730.
Edition: The second edition, to which is added an alphabetical explanation of all the terms in architecture which occur in this work.
Publisher: Printed for J. Senex and R. Gosling ..., W. Taylor ..., W. and J. Innys ..., and J. Osborn ...
Published: 1722
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Architecture -- Orders.; Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: Translation of: Ordonnance des cinq espèces de colonnes selon la méthode des anciens.
Added engr. t.p., with title: A treatise of the five orders of columns in architecture, viz. Toscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and composite.
The engravings are by John Sturt.
First English ed. (1708) has title as on engr. t.p.
Signatures: engr. title leaf and dedication leaf, pi² 2pi¹ (a)-(e)² (f1), a-c² A-2K².
References: Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the library of Thomas Jefferson, 4182.