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Oldest book for our newest graduates! The 1485 Alberti was the first printed book of architecture. Congratulations graduating class of 2016! #rarebookfriday #nd2016 #IrishArkies #congrats #commencement #comebackandvisit #archlibnd (at University of Notre Dame)

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Happy end of term students! Don't forget everything you've learned over the summer! #rarebookfriday #blondel #vignola #architecture #ecoledesbeauxarts #paris #frencharchitecture #summerhoursstartnow (at University of Notre Dame)

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Prospective students getting a tour of the #RRBR They seemed pretty impressed! #rarebookfriday #cometoND #futureclassof2021 #bondhall #archlibnd #seeyouinthefall

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New acquisition #rarebookfriday Here is the first full English translation of Sebastiano Serlio's five books of architecture. It was translated from the Dutch and printed in London in 1611. It's bound in modern binding and is in fantastic shape. Here are a few photos of the publication. Stop into the Architecture Library to see it in person. #seventeenthcenturybook #architecture #rrbr #archlibnd #librarylove #newoldbook #woodcuts #serlio

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Did you know that the Architecture Library has digitized some of our rare book collection? #rarebookfriday shows the title page of Vicenzo Scamozzi's THE MIRROR OF ARCHITECTURE, London, 1708. You can preview the titles or download the full PDFs. Check out the titles available through the following link: http://library.nd.edu/architecture/DigitizedRareBooks.shtml #digitizingrarebooks #archlibnd #rrbr #scamozzi

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Reminder, as you are coming back from spring break, there is an exhibit up in the Architecture Library. Stop in and check it out! #rarebookfriday

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It's a beautiful sunny day and we are all thinking of spring, or, SPRING BREAK! Have fun students! #rarebookfriday #springbreak #sunnywinter #march Also, if you are staying in the area, the library will be open Monday through Friday from 9-5. #have fun Frank Scott's ART OF BEAUTIFYING SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS OF SMALL EXTENT,1866.

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Another image from our current exhibit for #rarebookfriday comes from François Blondel's COURS D'ARCHITECTURE, 1675. Show here is an allegorical depiction of the origin of column capitals. #engraving #blondel #frencharchitecture #defrance #rrbr #archlibnd #seventeenthcentury (at Bond Hall)

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Today’s #rarebookfriday is a reminder that there is an exhibit on display in the Architecture Library. Stop in and see DE FRANCE: INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE FROM FRANCE IN THE RYAN RARE BOOK ROOM COLLECTION. Seen here is Jacques Androuet du Cerceau’s LIVRE DES EDIFICES ANTIQUES ROMAINS, 1584. Androuet du Cerceau was an architect, engraver, furniture designer, and decorator, who at one point was employed by the French King Charles IX and Catherine de Médicis. At trip to Rome early in his career proved to have tremendous influence in his later work (much like our own third year architecture students, #ExpoRoma), as is clearly visible in this publication. #romanarchitecturedrawnbytheFrench #rarebookexhibit #influenceofRomanArchitecture #architecturebooks #sixteenthcentury #androuetducerceau #rrbr #archlibnd

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One last engraving from this book, a night scene. This book comes to us with a provenance: until coming to Notre Dame, the book was housed at Nostell Priory, in the possession of the Winn family, who employed Robert Adam to design additional wings to the priory, one of which was completed. Adam also designed buildings on the estate, including the stable block. This book is beautiful. Stop in and have a look! #britisharchitecture #bookprovenance #robertadam #newoldbook #presentationcopy #rarebookfriday

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Because it’s just too good to not post more pictures, here are details from some of the EIGHT hand colored plates in THE WORKS IN ARCHITECTURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM. #rarebookfriday #handcoloredengravings #robertadam #jamesadam #britisharchitecture #newoldbook

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#rarebookfriday is a new book! #ArchLibND has just acquired THE WORKS IN ARCHITECTURE OF ROBERT & JAMES ADAM and it is beautiful. Shown here are details of the binding in red morocco done by the extremely well-respected and sought-after binder Christian Samuel Kalthoeber (1775-1817). #redmorocco #gold #newoldbook #presentationcopy #presentationbinding #hugefolio #robertadam #jamesadam #britisharchitecture

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In the mid-18th century, Robert Wood traveled to Syria to study the Roman ruins, which because of the arid climate, were exceptionally preserved. Today’s #rarebookfriday shows some images of Robert Wood’s THE RUINS OF PALMYRA, 1753, which is one of our recent acquisitions to the #RRBR This work fits into our collection of “Roman architecture outside of Rome.” Sadly, some of these ruins were destroyed by the Islamic State. #romeoutsideofrome #ruins #architecture #romanruins

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There is a new rare book exhibit going up in the library! The exhibit, DE FRANCE: Influential Books of Architecture from France in the Ryan Rare Book Room Collection, will be on display for the spring semester. Here's a sneak peak, the frontispiece from Francois Blondel's COURS D'ARCHITECTURE, 1675, which show his design for the Porte Saint Denis. #rarebookfriday #rrbr #archlibND #newexhibit #frencharchitecturebooks (at Bond Hall)

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One of @archlibnd's fiends, Scott Merrill, is the 2016 Driehaus Prize laureate. Here is a photo of the Seaside Chapel he designed. To find out more about this building, check out the Seaside Research Portal's entry on the chapel, https://seaside.library.nd.edu/catalog/ARCH-SEASIDE:2 Congratulations Scott! #driehausprize #archlibnd #seaside

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#rarebookfriday is a new (to us) book! This is Robert Wood’s THE RUINS OF BALBEC, OTHERWISE HELIOPOLIS IN COELOSYRIA, printed in London, 1757. Thomas Jefferson also owned a copy of this book. It has extraordinary engravings done by P. Fourdrinier. #newtous #collectionbuilding #ruinsofbalbec #engraving #robertwood #Fourdrinier #18thcentury #archlibND #bondhall #librariesofinstagram #librarylove (at Bond Hall)

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A new semester is upon us, and BUILDING AMERICA: PATTERN BOOKS FROM THE RYAN RARE BOOK ROOM has been taken down, to make way for a new exhibit. Here is one last look at a title from the exhibit, LAKEY'S VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOUSES, OR, CHEAP HOMES FOR ALL CLASSES, COMPRISING OF NEARLY ONE HUNDRED PAGES OF DESIGN, 1875. #rarebookfriday #newexhibitcomingsoon As always, we would be happy to show you any of our treasures from the Ryan Rare Book Room. Just stop in and make an appointment. Enjoy the last weekend before the semester starts! #hitchcocklist #americanarchitecture #cheaphomesnotsocheapanymore #rrbr #bondhall #architecture #architecturelibrary #archlibND (at Bond Hall)