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Venice, Giacomo de Franceschi, 1619. In 2nd. General title page, architectural title pages in each of the 7 books of which the work is composed, many woodcut illustrations in the text depicting ancient and modern monuments, palaces, basilicas, amphitheatres, arches, doors, sections, woodcut drop caps, on the lower margin of the first restoration paper, redness, browning, humidity marks, margins sometimes worn, marbled cardboard binding from the 18th century. Ownership stamp of Luigi Belli, sculptor, Turin.
Specialist Notes
Third edition of Serlio's Works. Gamba, 1644-45: “It is a reprint of an edition, although less extensive, made in Venice, Eredi di Francesco de' Franceschi, 1600, in 4°, and has the same plates, except that they are much more worn. This reprint is useful and convenient for artists; but it was carried out against the will of Serlio, who wanted all his editions to be made not in 4° but in folio, with engravings by intelligent and tasteful artists, [...] The Author's elocution is tolerable and, as for the theories of art, Serlio cannot be separated from Palladio, Rusconi, Barozzi da Vignola, Cataneo...". Brunet V, 305.
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