Bullet - Architecture Pratique - 1768

Beautiful 1768 edition of L’Architecture pratique by Pierre Bullet, a classic treatise that stands as an essential reference in French architecture. First published at the end of the 17th century, this work offers a clear and methodical synthesis of construction principles, architectural orders, and the rules of proportion inherited from the classical tradition.

Designed as a guide that is both theoretical and practical, it enjoyed lasting success among architects and craftsmen, contributing to the diffusion of French architectural models under the Ancien Régime. Its pedagogical clarity and the precision of its developments made it a widely used training tool throughout the eighteenth century.

Old editions of this treatise are today sought after for their importance in the history of architecture and construction techniques. This copy will appeal to bibliophiles as well as to lovers of classical architecture and of ancient technical works.

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BULLET - Architecture Pratique

Paris, 1768.

Complete, 1 volume in-8 (616pp.), illustrated with 12 plates hors-texte and numerous engravings in the text.

Full morocco binding decorative of the period. Spine with raised bands elegantly ornamented. Wear and small losses at corners and caps. Scratches to hinges and boards. Binding in good condition. Interior well preserved, small scattered foxing, ex-libris in ink on the half-title.