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Palladio, Andrea

The four books of architecture, 1601

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€ 800 - 1.000

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€ 1.677

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Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1601. In 2nd.  4 parts in one volume each with its own engraved architectural frontispiece, with 221 woodcut engravings, some of which are full or double page by Giovanni and Cristoforo Chrieger, Cristoforo Coriolano based on a design by Andrea Palladio, restorations on the first and last pages, gora d 'water, more extensive in the last installments, woodworm work on the external margin, binding from a later period in parchment, manuscript title on the spine.


Specialist Notes

Third complete edition of one of the most influential books on architecture, with illustrations from the original plates of the 1570 edition.