Frontispiece and title page of the 1676 English edition of Vincenzo Scamozzi's 'The mirror of architecture' (L'Idea della architettura universale), incorporating a portait of Scamozzi Architect/Designer Scamozzi, Vincenzo (1548-1616) Subject Date 1676 Image Date 1676 Medium Print Library Reference EW E.g.755 Orientation Landscape Colour Info Black and white Credit RIBA Collections Subject Typography ; Architects ; Book design
SOURCE: Vincenzo Scamozzi.The mirror of architecture: or The ground-rules of the art of building, exactly laid down by Vincent Scamozzi (London, 1676), frontispiece and title page NOTES: The first edition of Scamozzi's text appeared in 1615. This paraphrase of book six was prepared by William Fisher, based on Schuym's Dutch edition of 1662 and was first published in 1669.
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