Nouvelles Inventions pour bien bastir et à petits fraiz
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Nouvelles Inventions pour bien bastir et à petits fraiz (New Inventions for Building Well and at Little Cost) is a treatise published in 1561 by the French Renaissance architect Philibert Delorme.12
The work expounds upon the theories and practices behind Delorme's architectural designs, emphasizing sound engineering principles and the adaptation of classical architecture to French requirements and materials. It reflects Delorme's independent and logical approach, blending classical orders with a distinct French classicism. This treatise, along with Le Premier Tome de l'architecture, showcases Delorme's effort to integrate Renaissance ideals with the French architectural tradition.1
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