The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books, Translated from the Latin by J. Gwilt

Multiple artists/makers

1826

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books, Translated from the Latin by J. Gwilt
Author: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
Translator: Translated and illustrated by Joseph Gwilt (British, 1784–1863)
Designer: John Peter Gandy (British, 1787–1850)
Engraver: John Roffe (British, 1769–1850)
Engraver: James Carter (British, London 1798–1855)
Engraver: William Kelsall (British, active 1826–36)
Engraver: Joseph Wilson Lowry (British, Middlesex 1803–1879 London)
Engraver: William Woolnoth (British, 1780–1837)
Printer: G. Woodfall (London)
Publisher: Priestly and Weale (London)
Published in: London
Date: 1826
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 1 5/8 in. (29.6 x 21.4 x 4.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.295
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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