Abregé des dix livres d'architecture de Vitruve
Artwork Details
- Title: Abregé des dix livres d'architecture de Vitruve
- Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
- Translator: Translated and commentary by Claude Perrault (French, 1613–1688)
- Engraver: Plates after engravings by Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris)
- Publisher: Published by Jean Baptiste Coignard (French, active 17th century)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: 1674 [after 1682]
- Medium: Printed book with woodcut head and tail pieces and engraved plates
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 x 15/16 in. (16.8 x 10.2 x 2.4 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
- Object Number: 41.100.232
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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