I dieci libri di architettura

1784
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: I dieci libri di architettura
  • Author: Leon Battista Alberti (Italian, Genoa 1404–1472 Rome)
  • Translator: Cosimo Bartoli (Italian, 1503–1572)
  • Author: Biography written by Tomasso Pulcini
  • Editor: Gioacchino Pessuti (Italian)
  • Editor: Andrea de Dominicis (Italian)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Zempel (Italian, active 18th century)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1784
  • Medium: Printed book with engraved illustrations and woodcut initials
  • Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (28.8 x 21.6 x 6 cm)
    Box: 12 5/8 x 9 11/16 x 3 3/8 in. (32 x 24.6 x 8.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.113
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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