M. Vitruvii Pollionis De architectura libri decem, cum commentariis Danielis Barbari Electi Patriarchae Aquileinensis; multis aedificiorum, horologiorum, et machinarum descriptionibus, & figuris, unà cum indicibus copiosis, auctis & illustratis.

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1567

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Title: M. Vitruvii Pollionis De architectura libri decem, cum commentariis Danielis Barbari Electi Patriarchae Aquileinensis; multis aedificiorum, horologiorum, et machinarum descriptionibus, & figuris, unà cum indicibus copiosis, auctis & illustratis.
Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
Editor: Edited by Daniele Barbaro (Italian, 1514–1570)
Publisher: Published by Francesco de' Franceschi (Italian, active 16th century)
Illustrator: Illustrated by Johann Chrieger (German, active 16th century)
Published in: Venice
Date: 1567
Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 12 x 8 9/16 x 1 5/16 in. (30.5 x 21.7 x 3.4 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.370
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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