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Discorsi sopra L'antichita di Roma, Vincenzo Scamozzi (Venice: Ziletti, 1583)

1551, 1561, 1583
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  • Title: Discorsi sopra L'antichita di Roma, Vincenzo Scamozzi (Venice: Ziletti, 1583)
  • Author: Vincenzo Scamozzi (Italian, 1548–1616)
  • Etcher: 38 or 39 (of 40) plates in Discorsi etched by Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder (Italian, Vicenza ca. 1520–ca. 1583 Venice (?))
  • Publisher: Published by Francesco Ziletti (Italian, active 16th century) , Venice
  • Etcher: Book also includes etchings by Hieronymus Cock (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1510–1570 Antwerp) , model for 24 of Pittoni's plates
  • Date: 1551, 1561, 1583
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 1/16 x 1 15/16 in. (28.6 x 20.5 x 5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.28.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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