Perrault, Claude
1613 - Born on September 25th in Paris, France. French physician and amateur architect who, together with Louis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun, and François d'Orbay, designed the eastern facade of the Louvre.
1666 - He was elected a member of the newly founded Academy of Sciences.
1673 - He produced a renowned French annotated translation of Vitruvius' architectural treatise.
1688 - Died on October 9th in Paris.
1666 - He was elected a member of the newly founded Academy of Sciences.
1673 - He produced a renowned French annotated translation of Vitruvius' architectural treatise.
1688 - Died on October 9th in Paris.
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Ordonnance for the Five Kinds of Columns after the Method of the Ancients (Texts and Documents) by Claude Perrault (Paperback - Jul 11, 1996) Perrault argues that rules of architecture be determined by reason, not by ancient precedent... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Les dix livres d'architecture by Vitruve and Claude Perrault (Paperback - Apr 1, 1995) |
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The theory of Claude Perrault (Studies in architecture) by Wolfgang Herrmann (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1973) |
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LOrdine dellarchitettura (Aesthetica preprint) by Claude Perrault (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1991) |
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A treatise of the five orders of columns in architecture: Toscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite ... to which is annex'd, a discourse concerning ... by John Sturt (American architectural books) by Claude Perrault (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1973) |
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Claude Perrault, 1613-1688, ou, La curiosite d'un classique by Antoine Picon (Unknown Binding - Sep 6, 1988) |
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