Architecture, ou, Art de bien bastir de Marc Vitruve Pollion, autheur romain antique; mis de latin en francoys par Ian Martin

1547
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  • Title: Architecture, ou, Art de bien bastir de Marc Vitruve Pollion, autheur romain antique; mis de latin en francoys par Ian Martin
  • Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
  • Translator: Translated by Jean Martin (French, died 1553)
  • Illustrator: Illustrated by Jean Goujon (French, ca. 1510–ca. 1565 Bologna (?))
  • Publisher: Published by Veuue & Heritiers of Jean Barbé (French)
  • Publisher: Published by Jacque Gazeau (French, active 16th century)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1547
  • Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 13/16 x 10 x 1 7/16 in. (37.6 x 25.4 x 3.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.494
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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