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Libro primo (-quinto) d'architettura di Sabastiano Serlio Bolognese

Author Written by Sebastiano Serlio Italian
Publisher Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa Italian
1551–59
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  • Title: Libro primo (-quinto) d'architettura di Sabastiano Serlio Bolognese
  • Author: Written by Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, Bologna 1475–1554 Fontainebleau)
  • Publisher: Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa , Venice
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: 1551–59
  • Medium: Printed books with woodcut illustrations
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (36.8 x 26 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.144
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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