The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books (De architectura)
Not on view
No image available
Crop your artwork:
Scan your QR code:
Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
Not on view
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books (De architectura)
Author:
Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
Translator:
Translated and illustrated by Joseph Gwilt (British, 1784–1863)
Illustrator:
John Peter Gandy (British, 1787–1850)
Engraver:
John Roffe (British, 1769–1850)
Engraver:
James Carter (British, London 1798–1855)
Engraver:
William Kelsall (British, active 1826–36)
Engraver:
Joseph Wilson Lowry (British, Middlesex 1803–1879 London)
Engraver:
William Woolnoth (British, 1780–1837)
Engraver:
John Roffe (British, 1769–1850)
Printer:
G. Woodfall (London)
Publisher:
Priestly and Weale (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1826
Medium: Illustrations: engraving on chine collé
Dimensions: 11 1/4 × 7 7/8 × 1 13/16 in. (28.5 × 20 × 4.6 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.241
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
