Identity area
Reference code
ABC/49
Title
Recueil et parallele des edifices en tout genre, anciens et modernes
Date(s)
- [1800-1842] (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
(18 Sep 1760-31 Dec 1834)
Biographical history
French author, teacher and architect. He was an important figure in Neoclassicism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Nicolas-Louis_Durand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Nicolas-Louis_Durand
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Scope and content
A collection of ancient and modern buildings, with plans, sections and elevations. Some with a scale bar. Buildings included are: The Stock Exchange, Paris; The Church of Madeleine, Paris; The Church of Notre-Dame. Paris; Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Paris; Arc de Triomphe de Marseille, Marseille; Place de la Concorde, Paris; Chamber of Deputies, Paris; Palais du roi de Rome, Paris; The Theatre of Grand Opera, Paris; Château de Malmaison, Paris; The Castle of St. Michel, Saint-Petersburg; The Palace of Tauride, Saint-Petersburg; The Kings Palace of Sweden, Stockholm; The Palace of Szarcoselo; Chapel of the Knights of Malta, Saint-Petersburg; Church of St. Etienne, Vienna; The Royal Theatre, Berlin; The Grand Palace of Sans-Souci, Haiti; The Small Palace of Sans-Souci, Potsdam; Thermal Baths of Aix-La-Chapelle, Aachen; The Palace of Coblentz, Trinidad; The Glyptotheque of Munich, Munich; The Palace of the King of Württemberg, Stuttgard; Cathedral of Cologne, Cologne; The Castle of Madrid, Madrid; Palazzo del Te, Mantua; Milan Cathedral, Milan; Doge's Palace, Venice; Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice; The Clock Tower, Venice; Tower and Gallery of Saint Mark's; Venice; Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, Venice; Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; Pisa Cathedral, Pisa; Torcello Cathedral, Venice; Bologna Cathedral, Bologna; Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto; Metropolitan of Siena, Siena; Church of Saint-Antoine, Padoue; Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice; The Palace of Justice, Zwolle; The Palace of Greece, Athens; The Palace of the Nation, Brussels; The Palace of Orange, Brussels; The Greenhouse of the Botanical Gardens, Brussels; Castle of Laeken, Laeken; The Theatre of Antwerp, Antwerp; The Justice Court and the Ghent Stock Exchange, Ghent; University of Ghent, Ghent; The Theatre of Ghent, Ghent; The Casino, Ghent; University of Liege, Liege; The Greenhouse of the Botanical Gardens, Liege; The Casino, Liege; Church of St. Jacques; Liege; Palace at the Place Saint-Lambert, Liege; Communal College of Liege.
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Language of material
- French
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Scuffed corners, and edges, torn pages