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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)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

Today's #rarebookfriday is a new purchase, for Black Friday! Here are some images of Falda's FONTANE DI ROMA, from 1675-1691, which is the newest acquisition to the RRBR. We are closed today, but stop in on Monday to see it in person! #rrbr #blackfriday #happythanksgiving #thelibraryisclosedtoday #rrbr #archlibnd