Les édifices antiques de Rome, mesurés et dessinés très-exactement sur les lieux
Title:
Les édifices antiques de Rome, mesurés et dessinés très-exactement sur les lieux
Book ID:
0006-070326
Author / Editor:
Antoine Babuty Desgodetz
Publisher:
Claude-Antoine Jombert, Fils aîné, Libraire du Roi pour le Génie & l’Artillerie
Printed by:
De l’Imprimerie de Monsieur
Publication Year:
1779
Volume(s) / Edition:
Single Volume / Nouvelle édition / Second French Edition / xi + 140 pages / 137 engraved plates
Period / Subject:
Classical Antiquity / Ancient Roman Architecture / Measured Drawings / Architectural Documentation / Classical Proportion
Description / Content:
A major architectural folio documenting ancient Roman monuments through highly precise measured drawings and written descriptions prepared from direct observation in Rome. The work includes plans, elevations, sections, profiles, dimensions, architectural orders, construction details, and 137 engraved plates covering monuments such as the Pantheon, temples, triumphal arches, theatres, baths, and other surviving structures. First published in 1682, the 1779 nouvelle édition became an important reference for the study of Roman architecture, archaeological documentation, classical proportion, and Neoclassical design. This publication is provided for architectural study, historical reference, measured-drawing analysis, visual research, and educational use.
Status:
Public Domain Reference File
Use:
Architectural study, historical research, classical reference, measured-drawing analysis, Roman monument documentation, proportional study, visual research, and educational use
Source:
Digitized historical library copy / Public-domain archive
Download Status:
Available
File Type:
Digital Reference Document
File Format:
File Size:
14.61 MB
Notice:
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