A Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Ancient Architecture
1730
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1730
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This is a print from 1730. It’s the title page of a book about classical architecture. The artist, Benjamin Cole, made it by engraving after Edward Oakley. The figures on the page show three ideas: beauty, practice and theory. They’re guided by “Reason above all.” That line comes from the book’s designer, Abraham Bosse, back in 1664. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
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