Karen -- I believe many of the standard publications on the orders of architecture have measurements for balustrades. Perhaps there is some way you can cross search for publications for orders and date of publication? I think the LCSH is "Architecture--Orders". Assumption here is that Renaissance builders would not have strayed far from Vignola, Scamozzi, et al. And don't forget good old BHA. A sad day when it ceased. Cheers, Peter Blank ==================== Our new address is: Peter P. Blank Senior Librarian Ute & Bill Bowes Art & Architecture Library 355 Roth Way Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 - 2018 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> artlibrary.stanford.edu<http://artlibrary.stanford.edu> 650.725.1038 Office 650.561.2392 Cell ________________________________ From: ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Christine L. Sundt <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 9:43 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Balustrades Karen - In addition to Greg's resource, your student may find information is some unlikely sources, such as auction records. Your question reminded me of the cover image we used for an issue of Visual Resources (Vol. XXV, No. 3, Summer 2009), which showed a measured drawing sent to prospective buyers by agents and dealers. This particular drawing of a pair of Cipollino marble columns and a pair of Brescia column is in the archive of William Randolph Hearst at Long Island University. The article "A Reappraisal of the William Randolph Hearst Archive at Long Island University: Information, Preservation, and Access" was written by Catherine Larkin. Measured drawings also appear in restoration documents, which could be difficult to find, but carry a wealth of information. Christine Sundt On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 6:24 AM, Bouchard, Karen <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi All, I've just returned back to work from vacation and am faced with a really difficult reference question. A student is trying to find measured drawings of Italian Renaissance balustrades. I keep thinking some kind of resource must exist that shows lots of examples of different parts of buildings (I'd be happy even to find photos, if not drawings). I do have some books like this but have found only a few balustrades. I'd appreciate any suggestions! thank you, Karen Bouchard Brown University -- Karen A. Bouchard Scholarly Resources Librarian for Art and Architecture Rockefeller Library, Box A 10 Prospect Street Brown University Providence, RI 02912 USA Phone: (401) 863-3218<tel:%28401%29%20863-3218> [log in to unmask] http://libguides.brown.edu/profile.php?uid=56435 Images at Brown blog, latest entry: https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/image-collections-in-the-brown-library/new-posts-1/clevelandrocks Tweeting all about art, architecture, music & more at: @KbouArtMusic If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero. Epistulae ad Familiares, book IX, epistle 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~