Description
Vitruvius Marcus Pollio. The architecture. Translated and commented. By Berardo Galliani. Second edition, illustrated with the same plates drawn. Siena and Naples, L. and B. Bindi and F.lli Terres. 1790
Second edition of Galliani's translation, with the added feature, compared to the first, of the commentary in two columns at the bottom of each page. 272 pp., 25 plates out of text with 25 explanation plates, vignettes and ornaments, and numerous woodcut illustrations in the text; contemporary whole vellum binding with morocco spine labels.
Dimensions
Folio (369x250mm). 272 pp., 25 plates out of text with 25 explanation plates.
Provenance
Private collection
Condition
Some stains. General signs of wear. Frontispiece slightly browned, as are a few other pages, some rare small spots of oxidation.
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