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Also Known As Philibert de L’Orme
Born Between 1510 and 1515 • Lyon • France
Died January 8, 1570 • Paris • France
Movement / Style Mannerism
Subjects Of Study architecture

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Delorme, Philibert
The area of a bay indicated in a reconstruction of a Gothic vault, from Le Premier Tome de l'architecture de Philibert de L'Orme (1567), by Philibert Delorme
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