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VITRUVIUS POLLIO, Marcus (c.80-70 B.C.- c.15 B.C.). Architettura. Vetruvio in volgar lingua. Perugia: Giano Bigazzini, 1536. 2° (281 x 200mm). Woodcut architectural title, woodcut portrait of the printer and 81 woodcut illustrations in the text, including two repetitions (some light, mostly marginal spotting and soiling). 18th-century sheep, flat spine gilt in compartments (covers detached, large loss of leather on the upper board, spine ends chipped).
First edition of Caporali's translation. The only kown work to have been printed by Bigazzini, this edition comprised the first five of the ten books of Vitruvius. The woodcuts are free copies (reduced or enlarged) of the Cesariano's Como, 1521 edition, with 8 subjects added although the cuts of Milan cathedral were excluded. Berlin Kat. 1805; Brunet V:1330; Cicognara 706; Fowler 400; Mortimer Italian 546; Sander 7700.
First edition of Caporali's translation. The only kown work to have been printed by Bigazzini, this edition comprised the first five of the ten books of Vitruvius. The woodcuts are free copies (reduced or enlarged) of the Cesariano's Como, 1521 edition, with 8 subjects added although the cuts of Milan cathedral were excluded. Berlin Kat. 1805; Brunet V:1330; Cicognara 706; Fowler 400; Mortimer Italian 546; Sander 7700.
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