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Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dépendent : avec un dictionnaire des termes propres à chacun de ces arts

Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619-1695, Schoonebeek, Adriaan, 1657 or 1658-1705, Veuve & Jean Baptiste Coignard, fils · 1697 · A Paris : Chez la veuve & Jean Baptiste Coignard fils · 63 pictures

Félibien's 1697 Paris treatise on the principles of architecture, sculpture, painting and related arts, with a glossary of their terms, was edited by Adriaan Schoonebeek and printed for a learned audience of artists and builders. Its engraved plates show workshop tools, drafting instruments, and masonry or construction equipment drawn in precise outline with lettered keys, a useful reference for designers wanting clear technical line diagrams.

Art · Industrial arts

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