A treatise of the five orders of columns in architecture, viz. Toscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite ... : to which is annex'd, a discourse concerning pilasters, and of several abuses introduc'd into architecture
A 1708 London treatise on the five classical column orders, Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and composite, written by Claude Perrault and translated by John James, printed by Benjamin Motte and sold by John Sturt for architects and builders. The engraved plates show bridges and mills in landscape, a tomb-like monument, and measured column and pilaster profiles, giving a designer clear reference for classical proportion, ornament and drafting.
