Maniere de fortifier selon la méthode de Monsieur de Vauban, . avec un traite preliminaire des principes de geométrie. Par Monsieur l'Abbé Du Fay.
Monsieur l'abbé Dufay
Category
Books
Date
1693
Materials
Place of origin
France
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094845
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],198,[14]p.,[1] folded leaf of plates . ill.., plans . 12mo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: John Hervey of Ickworth in Com. Suff. Esqr. 1698. [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century[?] sprinkled sheepskin binding; gilt roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine, with gilt title label and gilt date stamp. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Monsieur l'abbé Dufay Chevalier de Cambray Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707)