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M. Vitruvio Pollion de Architectura, divido en diez libros, traduzidos de Latin en Castellano por Miguel de Urrea Architecto, y sacado en su perfectio por Juan Gracian impressor vezino de Alcala

Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius Italian
Translated and edited by Miguel de Urrea Spanish
Published by Juan Gracian Spanish

1582

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Title: M. Vitruvio Pollion de Architectura, divido en diez libros, traduzidos de Latin en Castellano por Miguel de Urrea Architecto, y sacado en su perfectio por Juan Gracian impressor vezino de Alcala

Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)

Translator: Translated and edited by Miguel de Urrea (Spanish, died before 1569)

Publisher: Published by Juan Gracian (Spanish, died before 1590)

Published in: Alcala' de Henares

Date: 1582

Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations

Dimensions: Overall: 11 3/8 x 8 x 1 1/16 in. (28.9 x 20.3 x 2.7 cm)

Classification: Books

Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941

Accession Number: 41.100.562

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Iberian Peninsula, 1400-1600 A.D.

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