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Author: Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.
Title: The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before.
Print source: The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before.
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580., Le Muet, Pierre, 1591-1669., Richards, Godfrey,
London: printed by J.M. and sold by G. Richards, at the Golden Ball over against the Exchange, London: and by Sam. Thomson, at the Bishops Head in Duck-Lane, 1668.
Alternate titles: Quattro libri dell'architettura. English.
Notes:
Translated from: Palladio, Andrea. Quattro libri dell'architettura; and from: Le Muet, Pierre. Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir.
With an engraved title page.
With numerous engraved illustrations.
Text appears to be continuous despite pagination.
R.G. = Godfrey Richards.
Reproduction of the original in the Trinity College Library.
Subject terms:
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A54729.0001.001
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To my Worthy and much Honoured Friend, DANIEL COLWAL, Esq
THE PREFACE.
THE FIRST BOOK OF ARCHITECTURE, By ANDREA PALLADIO.
CHAP. I. What ought to be considered and prepared, before you begin to Build.
CHAP. II. Of Timber.
CHAP. III. Of Stone.
CHAP. IV. Of Sand.
CHAP. V. Of Lime, and how to work it.
CHAP. VI. Of Metals.
CHAP. VII. Of the Qualities of Ground, wherein Foundations are to be laid.
CHAP. VIII. Of Foundations.
CHAP. IX. Of the Fashion of Walls.
CHAP. X. Of the Method which the Ancients did practise in making their Stone Buildings.
CHAP. XI. Of the Diminution of Walls, and of their parts.
CHAP. XII. Of the Five Orders used by the Ancients.
CHAP. XIII. Of the swelling of Columns, and their diminutions; of Inter-columns and Pillasters.
CHAP. XIV. Of the Tuscan Order.
CHAP. XV. Of the Dorick Order.
CHAP. XVI. Of the Ionick Order.
CHAP. XVII. Of the Corinthian Order.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Composita Order.
CHAP. XIX. Of Pedestalls.
CHAP. XX. Of Errours.
CHAP. XXI. Of Galleries, Entries, Halls, Anti-Chambers and Chambers, and of their proportions.
Example.
Of the proportion which the Halls ought to have.
Example.
Of the proportions of Anti-Chambers.
Example of the first bignesse for Anti-chambers.
Example of the second-bigness of Anti-Chambers.
Of the Proportion of Chambers.
Example of the First bignesse of Chambers.
Example of the Second.
Example of the Third.
Example of the Fourth.
Example of the Fifth and lost bignesse of Chambers.
CHAP. XXII. Of Floores and Superficies, of Departe∣ments, Planchers, and Flat Seelings.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the height of Halls, Anti-Chambers, and Chambers
Example of the first height of Halls, Anti-Chambers, and Chambers.
Example of the second height.
Example of the third height, yet higher.
CHAP. XXIV. Of the Proportion of the height of Chambers of the second Story.
Example of the height of the Second Story in the Figure marked M.
Example of the Second Story of the Figure marked N.
Example of the height of the second Story of the Figure O
CHAP. XXV. Of the Proportion of Halls, Anti-Cham∣bers, and Chambers, of the first Story which are Arched.
Example of the first height of Halls Anti-Chambers, and Chambers which are Arched.
Example of the second height.
Example of the third yet higher.
CHAP. XXVI. Of the Proportion of the height of Cham∣bers of the second Story.
Example of the height of the second Story of the Figure marked A.
Example of the height of the second Story of the Figure marked B
Example of the height of the second Story of the Figure marked C.
CHAP. XXVII. Of the Proportion of the third Story.
CHAP. XXIII. Of the height of Galleries.
CHAP. XXIX. Of the just Proportion which the upper Galleries ought to have.
CHAP. XXX. Of the Measures of Doores and Windowes.
CHAP. XXXI. Of the Proportion of Principal Gates.
CHAP. XXXII. Of the Proportion of Inner-Doores.
CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Proportion of Windowes.
CHAP. XXXIV. Of the Proportion of the Soiles of Windowes.
CHAP. XXXV. Rules to be observed in making Doors and Windows.
CHAP. XXXVI. Of the just Proportion which the Pillasters of Doores and Windowes ought to have in thicknesse and Projecture.
CHAP. XXXVII. Of the Ornaments of Doores and Windowes.
Example.
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of Chimnies in Halls, Chambers, Studies, and Wardrobes, and of their Proportions.
CHAP. XXXIX. Of Chamber-Chimnies, and of their Proportions.
CHAP. XL. Of the Chimnies in Studies and Wardrobes.
CHAP. XLI. Of Funnels of Chimnies.
CHAP. XLII. What is to be observed in making Chimnies, and the fashion which was practised among the Ancients.
CHAP. XLIII. Of Staire-Cases, and their divers man∣ners, and the numbers and great∣nesse of their Steps.
CHAP. XLIV. Of the Height and Breadth of Steps.
CHAP. XLV. Of Divers manners of Staires.
appendix
CHAP. XLVI. Of Roofs.
CHAP. XLVII. Of the Design A.
CHAP. XLVIII. Design of the Gable End or Roof B.
CHAP. XLIX. Of the Italian or Hip Roof C.
CHAP. L.
Of Flat Roofs D.
A Flat Roof, with a Crown post, or King piece.
CHAP. LI. Of the Hip Roof E.
Suppose the Roof 20 foot Broad, and in length 30.40. or 50 foot more or less.
To find the length of the Hip.
To find the back of the Hip. so that it may answer both sides and ends of the Roof, whether Square or Bevel.
CHAP. LII. F Of Roof Bevel at one end, and Square at the other; the Gable end Square, the Bevel end Hipt.
To find the length of each Hips distinct one from the other. Of the longest Hip.
To find the back of the longest Hip C. O.
To find the shortest Hip.
To find the Back of this Hip.
CHAP. LIII G. Of a Roof Bevel at both ends, and broader at one end then the other.