I DIECI LIBRI DI ARCHITETTURA DI LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI TRADOTTI IN ITALIANO DA COSIMO BARTOLI- NUOVA EDIZIONE DILIGENTEMENTE CORRETTA E CONFRONTATA COLL'ORIGINALE LATINO
by ALBERTI LEON BATTISTA
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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GIOVANNI ZEMPEL PRESSO MONTE GIORDANO, Rome, 1784. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good copy of edition in Italian from 1784. Completely square and tight parchment binding with four (4) nerves. Gilt title and floral motifs on light brown, leather spine; all crisp, bright and fully visible. Greenish covers with leathered corners. Title page with letterpress mark in woodcut. Marble end papers, decorative red end pages. Size: 290 x 219 mm. Some light, watermark like, stains on covers. Short inscription in pen and adhesive sticker inside front cover. Small stamp in ink on title page, slight foxing on some pages towards the end; otherwise remarkably preserved copy. First XXVI pages with dedication, approval and information on the life of Alberti, followed by 565 pages of author's text, and 33 folded figure drawings at the end. Heavy and/or oversized book, which CANNOT be EXPEDITE shipped for the quoted shipping price. Contact us prior to purchasing if you require EXPEDITE US or any type of INTERNATIONAL shipping. Full translation of title page text: THE TEN BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE BY LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI TRANSLATED INTO ITALIAN BY COSIMO BARTOLI - NEW EDITION DILIGENTLY CORRECTED AND COMPARED WITH THE ORIGINAL LATIN
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- Modern First Editions Boston
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001777
- Title
- I DIECI LIBRI DI ARCHITETTURA DI LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI TRADOTTI IN ITALIANO DA COSIMO BARTOLI- NUOVA EDIZIONE DILIGENTEMENTE CORRETTA E CONFRONTATA COLL'ORIGINALE LATINO
- Author
- ALBERTI LEON BATTISTA
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- GIOVANNI ZEMPEL PRESSO MONTE GIORDANO, Rome
- Date Published
- 1784
- Keywords
- Architecture, Alberti
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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