The first booke of architecture, made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of geometrie. Translated out of Italian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English.

Title

The first booke of architecture, made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of geometrie. Translated out of Italian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English.

Author

Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475-1554.

Publication

London :: Printed [by Simon Stafford and Thomas Snodham] for Robert Peake, and are to be sold at his shop neere Holborne conduit, next to the Sunne Tauerne,

Anno Dom. 1611.

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Architecture -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCE, HENRY, Prince of VVales▪
• To the Louers of Architecture.
• ¶ The first Booke of Architecture, made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of Geometrie.
  • ¶ The first Chapter.
• title page
• The second Booke. A Treatise of Perspectiues, touching the Superficies.
  • The second Chapter.
  • Of Perspectiue vvorkes, touching Bodies or Massiue things.
    • A Treatise of Scenes, or places to play in.
    • Of Artificiall lights of the Scenes.
• colophon
• title page
• To the Reader.
• The third Booke of Antiquitie.
  • The fourth Chapter.
    • The forme of the Pantheon without.
    • The inner part of the Temple or Pantheon.
• colophon
• title page
• To the wel-willers of Architecture.
• Sebastian Serlius to the Reader.
• The Author to the Reader.
• Of the order and maner of Thuscan workes, and the Ornaments thereof.
  • The fist Chapter.
  • The maner of Dorica, and the Ornaments thereof. The sixt Chapter.
    • Corrections of the aforesayd text, by S. Serlie.
    • illustrations
  • Of the order of Ionica, and the Ornaments thereof. The seuenth Chapter.
    • S. Serlii vpon the speach aforesayd.
    • illustration
  • Of the order of Corinthia worke, and the Ornaments thereof. The eyght Chapter.
  • illustration
  • The maner of Composita Building, with the Ornaments thereof, The ninth Chapter.
    • part
    • Of foure maner of Simmetries.
    • Of Bricke.
  • Of Doores of Wood, and of Metall. The tenth Chapter.
    • Of the Frames of Doores
  • Of Ornaments of Pictures within and without the houses. The eleuenth Chapter.
  • Of flat Roofes, and the Ornaments thereof. The twelfth Chapter.
• title page
• THE FIFT BOOKE: Of diuers maners of Temples.
  • The foureteenth Chapter.
    • Of diuers formes of Temples
• colophon