"Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus. " "De Architectura libri decem…additis, I. Frontini de aqueductibus. Edited by Giovanni Giocondo. " "Florence: heirs of Filippo Giunta, November 1522. " "2 parts in one octavo volume. Very good in a contemporary vellum binding, with hand-lettered spine. Page edges red.. Woodcut printer’s pictorial device on title and verso of last leaf; 140 woodcut illustrations including floor plans, elevations, architectural details such as columns, and construction details of masonry and carpentry. 19th century bookplate of English antiquarian Eliot Hodgrin. A new, corrected typesetting, in italic, of the 1413 Giunta edition, edited by the Dominican friar Giovanni Giocondo of Verona (1435-1515), an important figure among early Renaissance antiquaries. Vitruvius’ work is followed by Julius Frontinus’ De aqaedictibus urbis Romae, “ouvrage d’une grande utilite pour la connaissance de l’architecture ancienne” (Hoefer XVIII, 913)." Price: USD 8,500.00 other currencies   order no. 13666    inquire

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