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Marci Vitruvii Pollionis de architectura libri decem; ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi

Author Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius Italian
Printer Printed by Metzger & Wittig German
Publisher Published by Otto Holtze German
1869
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  • Title: Marci Vitruvii Pollionis de architectura libri decem; ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi
  • Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
  • Printer: Printed by Metzger & Wittig
  • Publisher: Published by Otto Holtze
  • Published in: Leipzig
  • Date: 1869
  • Medium: Printed book
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 1/2 in. (13.6 x 10 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.315
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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