Epitome ou extrait abrege des dix livres d'architecture di Marc Vitruve Pollion

1565
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Object Information
  • Title: Epitome ou extrait abrege des dix livres d'architecture di Marc Vitruve Pollion
  • Author: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
  • Editor: Jean Gardet (French, active Toulouse, 1556–65)
  • Editor: Dominque Bertin (French, active Toulouse, 1552–65)
  • Illustrator: Guy de Boudeville (French, active Toulouse, 1541–65)
  • Publisher: Gabriel Buon (French, active Paris, 16th century)
  • Dedicatee: René de Daillon du Lude (French, died 1601)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1565
  • Medium: Printed book with engraved illustrations
  • Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 5 1/8 x 1 in. (17.7 x 13 x 2.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittesley Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.601.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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