Los diez libros de architectura de M. Vitruvio Polión traducidos del Latin, y commentados por Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz
This edition of Vitruvius' De architectura relies on the translations and illustrations previously prepared by Perrault (Paris, 1673) and Galiani (Naples, 1758). Ortíz y Sanz initiated his Spanish translation in 1777 but required visits to Naples, Pozzouli, and Herculaneum to view the remnants of antiquity before restarting his project in while residing in Rome.
At the lower left corner of the plates "D. J. Ortíz lo delineó", "J. Ortíz dit.", or other similar variations indicate the engravings rely on drawings prepared by the translator Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz. The engraver's signature appears at the lower right corner and recognize: "N. st.", "f. sc.", "JN sit", "Assensio sc", "M. Brandi lo gravó", "J. Joaquin Fabregat lo gravó", as well as other variants.
At the lower left corner of the plates "D. J. Ortíz lo delineó", "J. Ortíz dit.", or other similar variations indicate the engravings rely on drawings prepared by the translator Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz. The engraver's signature appears at the lower right corner and recognize: "N. st.", "f. sc.", "JN sit", "Assensio sc", "M. Brandi lo gravó", "J. Joaquin Fabregat lo gravó", as well as other variants.
Artwork Details
- Title: Los diez libros de architectura de M. Vitruvio Polión traducidos del Latin, y commentados por Don Joseph Ortíz y Sanz
- Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
- Translator: Translated and edited by Don José Francisco Ortíz y Sanz (Spanish, 1739–1822)
- Designer: Plates 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: Overall: 17 11/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 in. (45 x 32.5 x 5.1 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.416
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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