Contents page of G. Giocondo's edition of Vitruvius's De Architectura
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RIBA36281 |
| Architect/Designer | Vitruvius (c. 84 BC-c. 14 BC)
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| Subject Date | 1511 |
| Image Date | 1511 |
| Medium | Print |
| Library Reference | EW E.f.584 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
SOURCE:
Fra Giovanni Giocondo. M. Vitruvio, De architectura libri decem additis (Venice, 1511), contents page
NOTES:
Vitruvius's original treatise 'De Architectura' was written during the first century BC. This 1511 edition was edited and augmented by Fra Giovanni Giocondo and was the first illustrated version of the treatise.
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Subject tags
book design