FRÉART, ROLAND, Sieur de Chambray. A Parallel of the Antient Architecture. London: T. Roycroft for J. Place, 1664. FIRST EDITION of Evelyn's translation.
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FRÉART, ROLAND, Sieur de Chambray (ca 1606-1676). A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern in a Collection of ten Principal Authors who have written upon the five orders… London: T. Roycroft for J. Place, 1664.
Folio (344 x 222mm). Imprimatur leaf, engraved title and 40 engraved plates. (Some browning to early leaves and margins throughout, tear on D1 just crossing catchword, tear on E2 just crossing platemark, small internal tear on plate M3, 3-in. tear on P4 crossing plate near gutter, a few other minor marginal tears and dust-soiling.) Contemporary English calf (rebacked in modern calf gilt, some wear to corners). Provenance: T. March (early signature on upper margin of engraved title); P. Jackson (early signature on upper margin of engraved title).
FIRST EDITION of Evelyn's translation. "The preface to the work strikes a new note in English architectural theory. The true model of architecture resides in antiquity, but not all examples of antique architecture are now considered worthy of imitation. The essential can be grasped only after painstaking study and analysis of the originals, and a firm rejection of all distortions and developments. This meant, in effect, that only the Greek models were to be upheld" (Millard).
Fowler 128; Wing C-1923; Keynes, Evelyn 74; Millard 19; ESTC R19331.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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