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L'Architettura civile preparata sú la geometria, e ridotta alle prospettive

Printer Paolo Monti Italian
1711
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: L'Architettura civile preparata sú la geometria, e ridotta alle prospettive
  • Author: Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (Italian, Bologna 1657–1743 Bologna)
  • Printer: Paolo Monti
  • Dedicatee: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (Vienna 1685–1740 Vienna)
  • Published in: Bologna
  • Date: 1711
  • Medium: Printed book with etched and engraved illustrations
  • Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 17 x 1 15/16 in. (33.4 x 43.2 x 5 cm)
    Box: 18 3/16 x 14 3/16 x 2 13/16 in. (46.2 x 36 x 7.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.44(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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