1797 – Five Orders of Architecture, Vignola | Illustrated with 75 Engravings

The most successful architectural textbook ever written!

A rare printing of Vignola’s Five Orders of Architecture Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, ‘Regola,’ as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Regles des cinq ordres d’architecture de Vignole : ouvrage dans lequel on donne
• Author(s): Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
• Illustrator(s): Vignola
• Contributor(s): C. M. Delagardette (Translator)
• Publisher: Chez Joubert, A Paris
• Edition: 1797.
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (8vo), two volumes bound in a single tome
• Size:  9.5 in x 7.5 in (24.1 cm x 19 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol. 1: 40 pp, 50 engravings
  • Vol. 2: 24 pp, 25 engravings
• Illustrations: 75 engraved architectural plates
• Contents Include:
  • Dorique
  • Ionique
  • Corinthien
  • Toscan
  • Composite

Condition:

Full leather binding remains firm with only light rubbing to the edges. Corners are gently bumped. Internal pages and plates are clean and complete, with tight signatures throughout.

Why Collect This?

• Complete with 75 original plates bound in one volume
• Useful for collectors of classical design, architectural manuals, or French Enlightenment printing

Item Number: # 29762