Variae architecturae formae
A suite of engraved perspective designs by Hans Vredeman de Vries, cut by Jan and Lucas van Doetecum and issued in Antwerp by Joannes Galle in 1636 for architects, painters and decorators. Each plate sets a vaulted colonnade, courtyard or garden vista inside an oval frame with grotesque corner ornament, giving designers ready one-point perspective grids, arcade rhythms and classical detail.
