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Title: 1649 ARCHITECTURE by VITRUVIUS antique ILLUSTRATED ELZEVIR FOLIO De Architectura

Description: VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus De Architectura libri decem. Cum notis, castigationibus & observationibus Amstelodami: apud Ludovicum Elzevirium; 1649 3 parts in 1 volume [8]-30-[2]-272-[27-1 bl.], 164, 69-[3] pp. Illustrated with a nice engraved title, 3 full-page woodcuts and numerous woodcuts in text showing columns, architectural designs, etc. (wormholes in the lower margin of the last part, bookblock split). Original gilt-ruled calf (upper cover detached), spine on 5 raised bands (title label gone, rubbed, joints splitting), red sprinkled edges, One of the most important editions of Vitruvius' famous work on architecture edited by J. de Laet (1581-1649) with additional texts and commentaries by G. Philander, Balde, D. Barbari, Henry Wotton and L.B. Alberti. Provenance: ex-library copy (college of art Leicester), stamp on verso of title. -Ref. Fowler 417; Berlin Katalog 1817; Cicognara 726; Rahir 1110; Willems 1097- Small folio. Size 7 3/4 by 12" Text in Latin

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1649 ARCHITECTURE by VITRUVIUS antique ILLUSTRATED ELZEVIR FOLIO De Architectura

Name: 1649 ARCHITECTURE by VITRUVIUS antique ILLUSTRATED ELZEVIR FOLIO De Architectura
SKU: 236598135
Price: 2500 USD
Availability: InStock