Fréart, Roland; Evelyn, John; Alberti, Leon Battista; Wotton, Henry [Hrsg.]: A parallel of the ancient architecture with the modern: in a collection of ten principal authors who have written upon the five orders viz. Palladio and Scamozzi, Serlio and Vignola, D. Barbaro and Cataneo, L. B. Alberti and Viola, Bullant and De Lorme, compared with one another ; the three Greek orders, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, comprise the first part of this treatise ; and the two Latin, Tuscan and Composita, the latter (London, 1733)

Account os Architects
Tool, but sor the moll part employ their Apprentices, or some other
ignorant Journey-men 3 as if the Fame os their Mafters Abilities did
any thing contribute to the well Performance of Work undertaken,
whilft in the interim He hardly appears himfelf till all the Faults be
ilubbered over, the Remedy either impoffible or expenfive, and our
Mafler ready to receive his Money, which fuch Gentlemen Mecba-
nicks commonly confume on Eafe and Bravery, being pusfed up with
an empty Conceit of their own Abilities, which, God knows, is very
indisserent, and the lefs for want os Exercise and Humility: A Pra-
ctice contrary to the Ufage of all other Nations, that even fuch as by
their Knowledge in this Kind have meritorioufly attained to the
Titles of Military Dignity, haVes notwithstanding, purfued their
Employments and Callings in perfonal Cares and affiduous La-
bours, to their eternal Fame, so long as one Stone ssiall lie upon ano-
ther in this World 3 as I could abundantly exemply in the Works os
CaValieri Fontane, Bramanti, SansoYmo, Baglione, (Bernini, Fiamingoy Sec.
whofe egregious Labours, both besore and fince the Accumula-
tion os their Honours, do sumciently juftiry what I report con-
cerning them. And that all fuch may know I reproach no Man out
os Spleen or the leaft Animosity to their Persons (sor fuch as are
not guilty will never be osfended at my Plainness, pr take this sor a
Satyr) I cannot but exceedingly redargue the Want of more Ac-
quaintance in these fo necessary and becoming Arts even in moft os
our Nobility and Gentry, who either imagine the Study of Architecture
an abfolute TSLon-neceffary, or, sorsooth, a Diminution to the reft of
their Education 3 srom whence proceeds that miferable Loss os so
many irrecoverable Advantages during their Travels in other Coun-
tries, as appears at their Return : Whereas, if they were truly consi-
dered, there is nothing which does more properly concern them, as
it contributes to their external Honour, than the Esfects of this illu-
ftrious Art, Befides, thefe being Persons of better Parts, are moft
likely to be furnifhed with the beft Abilities to learn, and fo confe-
cjuently enabled to examine and direct fuch as they fliall set on
Work, without Reproach either to their Conveniency or Expence,
when they at any Time build, not forgetting the Ornament and Luftre
which by this Means rich and opulent Structures do add to the Com-
monwealth 3 there remaining at this Day no one Particular sor
which Egypt, Syria, Greece, nay ^ome hersels, beheld in all their
State, Wifdom and Splendor, have been more admired and celebrated,
than for the Glory, Strength and Magnificence of their incomparable
Buildings 3 and even at present the most noble Youth os Italy are
generally so well surnissied with Instructions touching this laudable
Art, that the Knowledge os Architecture9 and to fpeak properly in
its Terms, <&c. is universal, and fo cherished, even in Men os ob-
scure Extraction, that, as is already inftanced, Architects (I mean
the Manuary as well as Ingeniary) have been, and are yet ofcen re-
warded with knighthood, and the Art prosefsed as a moft becoming
and