Vitruvius Britannicus; or, The British architect

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V&A South Kensington
British Galleries, Room 54

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London (published)

Book, 'Vitruvius Britannicus; or, The British architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with variety of new designs...', by Colen Campbell, published [London] : [The author], [1731?]

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Categories	National Art Library British Galleries Books
Object type	Book
Title	Vitruvius Britannicus; or, The British architect
Brief description	Book, 'Vitruvius Britannicus; or, The British architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with variety of new designs...', by Colen Campbell, published [London] : [The author], [1731?]
Gallery label	(16/03/2018) VITRUVIUS BRITANNICUS or, The British architect…Colen Campbell, 1731 This was the first architectural book to show modern British buildings. It was published in 1715 by Colen Campbell, an architect and pioneer of the Palladian style. He included illustrations of his own buildings and turned his book into a plea for the 'antique simplicity' of Palladianism. Illustrated with engravings By Colen Campbell (born in 1676, died in London, 1729); published by the author in London Museum no L.4058-1961
Other numbers	38041800989311 - NAL barcode 34.G.182 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	L.4058-1961

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Record created	December 11, 2017
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1426999/vitruvius-britannicus-or-the-british-book/

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