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L'Architettura Generale Di Vitruvio Ridotta in Compendio Dal Sig. Perrault dell' Accademia delle Scienze di Parigi, ed arricchita di Tavole in Rame

1747
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  • Title: L'Architettura Generale Di Vitruvio Ridotta in Compendio Dal Sig. Perrault dell' Accademia delle Scienze di Parigi, ed arricchita di Tavole in Rame
  • Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
  • Editor: Commentary by Daniele Barbaro (Italian, 1514–1570)
  • Editor: Edited by Claude Perrault (French, 1613–1688)
  • Publisher: Published by Giambattista Albrizzi
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: 1747
  • Medium: Printed book with engraved illustrations
  • Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (17.2 x 12 x 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.236
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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