Marci Vitruvii Pollionis De architectura libri decem

Multiple artists/makers

1800–1801

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Title: Marci Vitruvii Pollionis De architectura libri decem
Author: Written by Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (Roman, active late 1st century BCE)
Editor: Edited and commentary by Augustus Rode
Designer: Title page vignette designed by Hans Christian Genelli (German, 1763–1823)
Engraver: Title page vignette engraved by Christian Haldenwang (German, 1770–1831)
Publisher: Published by August Mylius (German)
Published in: Berlin
Date: 1800–1801
Medium: Printed book with engraved illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 10 5/16 x 8 13/16 x 11/16 in. (26.2 x 22.4 x 1.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.276
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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