Les livres d'architecture
| Author(s) | Jousse, Mathurin |
|---|---|
| Title | Le theatre de l’art de charpentier... |
| Imprint | La Flèche, G. Griveau’s widow, 1664 |
| Localisation | |
| Subject | Carpentry, Orders |
Le théâtre de l’art de charpentier by Mathurin Jousse, followed by “Bref traité des cinq ordres de colonnes” was reprinted again in 1664, that time by the Georges Griveau the Younger’s widow. He had died before 1663, after his own mother had left him the workshop in 1659. The title and the dedication were rewritten for the circumstance. Unlike the 1659 publication, the dedication is followed at the bottom of the page by a sonnet “L’auteur à son livre” which appeared in the original 1627 edition and was deleted from the following editions (1650, 1659). The 1664 edition includes the 1659 pagination corrections and in addition corrects an error which remained in the numbering : page “197” is correctly numbered “167”. On the other hand the missing number of the “XLIV e figure” (p. 73) reestablished in 1659 does not appear. This new reprint confirms the great success of Jousse’s treatise on carpentry during the second half of the 17 th century.
Frédérique Lemerle (Centre national de la recherche scientifique,
Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance, Tours) – 2008