Los diez libros de architectura de M. Vitruvio Polión traducidos del Latin, y commentados por Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz
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- Title: Los diez libros de architectura de M. Vitruvio Polión traducidos del Latin, y commentados por Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz
- Author: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
- Translator: Translated and edited by Don José Francisco Ortíz y Sanz (Spanish, 1739–1822)
- Designer: Illustrations designed by Don José Francisco Ortíz y Sanz (Spanish, 1739–1822)
- Engraver: Manuel Albuerne (Spanish, 1764–1815)
- Engraver: Francisco Asensio y Mejorada (Spanish, 1725–1794)
- Engraver: José Joaquín Fabregat (Spanish, 1748–1807)
- Engraver: Hipòlito Ricarte (Spanish, active 18th century)
- Engraver: Mariano Brandi (Spanish, born Valencia, active 1779–1817)
- Engraver: Cusebio Juez (Spanish, 18th–19th century)
- Engraver: Simón de Brieva (Spanish, Zaragoza 1752–1795 Madrid)
- Publisher: La Imprenta Real (Spanish)
- Dedicatee: Carlos III de Borbon, King of Spain (Spanish, 1716–1788)
- Date: 1787
- Medium: Printed book with engraved and etched illustrations
- Dimensions: 16 9/16 x 12 x 1 7/8 in. (42 x 30.5 x 4.8 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.417
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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