Germain Boffrand : Book of Architecture Containing the General Principles of the Art and the Plans, Elevations and Sections of some of the Edifices Built in France and in Foreign Countries

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First published in 2002, Germain Boffrand's Livre d'Architecture is one of the most original books on architecture ever written in France. Translated for the first time the text is accompanied by an extensive introduction and notes which explain Boffrand's position within eighteenth century debates about architectural aesthetics.