M. Bullet - L'Architecture Pratique - 1741

Rare illustrated edition of this technical and didactic treatise aimed at transmitting the fundamental principles of architecture and construction in a predominantly practical perspective applicable to building trades -

It speaks to architects as well as contractors, master builders and craftsmen, by offering a clear synthesis of the rules of the art inherited from classical tradition while adapting them to the concrete requirements of the chantier -

The author lays out the essential notions related to applied geometry, proportions, the distribution of buildings and the use of the architectural orders, insisting on the necessity of combining solidity, convenience and beauty in every construction -

The work also details the techniques for implementing materials, methods of calculating dimensions and loads, as well as the construction processes for the different parts of a building, such as foundations, walls, vaults and roofs -

The treatise reflects the rational spirit of the eighteenth century in its effort to codify and make accessible knowledge that had hitherto often been reserved for a professional elite -

M. Bullet - L'Architecture Pratique - 1741 - J. B. Delespine & Jean-Th. Hérissant -
640 Pages.

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full brown morocco leather of the period, wear from use, nick on the head cap, corners worn, red edges, spine with ornate raised bands, gold lecturing on morocco piece, cold-stamped borders framing the covers -

Good interior condition, browning, work enriched with numerous engravings in and out of text including a frontispiece, handwritten annotations on the title page, marbled endpapers -

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