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[architecturelibrary]

#repost for #rarebookfriday Remember to stop in and check out the rare book exhibit BUILDING AMERICA: Pattern Books from the Ryan Rare Book Room. There will be a new exhibit up in January! #RRBR #bondhall #patternbooks #parklist #hitchcocklist #americanarchitecture

[architecturelibrary]

Because we are playing UVA tomorrow, here is a #regram of one of Thomas Jefferson's favorite books on architecture, Robert Morris' SELECT ARCHITECTURE, 1755. #rarebookfriday #goirish #ndfootball #bondhall #rrbr #parklist #thomasjefferson #uva

[architecturelibrary]

Another tiny book for #rarebookfriday Batty Langley's THE BUILDER'S DIRECTOR, 1757. It's a pocket treasury of Greek, Roman, and Gothic orders of Architecture. Check out the small Palladio Corinthian column! #battylangley #architecture #rrbr #ryanfamily #smallbook #parklist

[architecturelibrary]

Very small Vitruvius! It measures only 16cm and has very small woodcut illustrations throughout. #rarebookfriday #vitruvius #rrbr #smallbooks #octavo #16cm #parklist #florentinebook Stop by Bond Hall and see it in person, Park List Collection, Octavo 83.