The first (-fift) Booke of Architecture made by Sebastian Serly

Multiple artists/makers

1611

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Title: The first (-fift) Booke of Architecture made by Sebastian Serly
Author: Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, Bologna 1475–1554 Fontainebleau)
Translator: Translation attributed to John Land (British, early 17th century)
Printer: Simon Stafford (London)
Publisher: Robert Peake the Elder (British, ca. 1551–1619 London)
Dedicatee: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (British, Stirling, Scotland 1594–1612 London)
Published in: London
Date: 1611
Medium: Illustrations: woodcuts
Dimensions: Book: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (34.9 x 24.8 x 4.4 cm)
Box: 14 3/4 x 10 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (37.5 x 27.1 x 5.6 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.155
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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