Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle
A French architectural dictionary by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, published in Paris by B. Bance in 1858, covering French building and ornament from the 11th to 16th centuries and aimed at architects and students. Its engraved plates show architectural details such as capitals, arch mouldings, a rose window layout, and a wrought iron door hinge, drawn in precise line with labelled cross-sections and plans that a designer could use for historic ornament and profile studies.
