Machine for testing the resistance of stone

Creator:

Rondelet, Jean-Baptiste, b. 1734 or 1743, d. 1829

Published/Created:

ca. 1805-1816

Notes:

Machine used by Gauthey, Soufflot, and Perronet when they were building the church of S. Genevieve.

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Prints -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

3800-001

Genre:

illustrations (AAT)
machines (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Tools, Equipment & Instruments

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Picon, A., French Architects and Engineers in the Age of Enlightenment, Cambridge, 1992

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 328893

OID:

761898

PID:

digcoll:2055267