Philibert Delorme’s Divine Proportions and the Composition of the Premier Tome de l’Architecture
In his 'Premier tome de l’architecture' (1567) — the first original, comprehensive architectural treatise written by a French author — Philibert Delorme (c. 1514–1570) claims to be the first to formulate a theory of divine proportions, which he describes as a set of rules recorded in the O...
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Ubiquity Press
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Architectural Histories |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.eahn.org/articles/96 |