Author
Vitruvius Pollio
Uniform title
De architectura
Title
M. Vitruvii Pollionis De architectura libri decem. : Cum notis, castigationibus & observationibus Guilielmi Philandri integris; Danielis Barbari excerptis, & Claudii Salmasii passim insertis. Præmittuntur Elementa architecturæ collecta ab illustri viro Henrico Wottono equite Anglo. Accedunt Lexicon Vitruvianum Bernardini Baldi Vrbinatis Guastellae Abbatis; et ejusdem Scamilli impares Vitruviani. De pictura libri tres absolutissimi Leonis Baptistæ de Albertis. De sculptura, excerpta maxime animadvertenda ex dialogo Pomponii Gaurici Neapolit. Ludovici Demontiosii Commentarius de sculptura et pictura. Cum variis indicibus copiosissimis. / Omnia in unum collecta, digesta & illustrata a Ioanne de Laet Antwerpiano..
Varying form of title
M. Vitrvvii Pollionis De architectvra libri decem
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De architectura libri decem
Varying form of title
Portion of title: De architectvra libri decem
Imprint
Amstelodami, : Apud Ludouicum Elzevirium., Anno MDCXLIX. [1649]
Physical description
[8], 30, [2], 252, [2], 253-272, [28], 164, 69, [3] p. : ill. ; 32 cm (fol.)
Note
Signatures: *⁴ [dagger]a-[dagger]d⁴ A-Z⁴ Aa-Gg⁴ Hh⁶ chi² (-chi2) (Ii)⁶ (Kk)⁴ Ii-Kk⁴ Ll⁶, ²A-²T⁴ ²V⁶, a-i⁴.
Note
Imprint from added engraved illustrated title-page.
Note
"Elementa architecturae collecta ab Henrico VVottonio, equite, ex optimis auctoribus & exemplis, Anglico quidem scripta & edita Londini anno M.DC.XXIV. Nunc vero In Latinum versa a Joanne de Laet, Antverpiano" (30 pages at beginning) has divisional half-title page and separate pagination and register. This section is a translation into Latin of Sir Henry Wotton's "Elements of architecture".
Note
"Epitome in omnes Georgii Agricolæ De mensuris et ponderibus libros per Guilielmum Philandrum Castilionium" (caption title): pages 240-252.
Note
"Marci Meibomii Notae in Vitruvium" has divisional half-title page on leaf inserted between pages 252 and 253.
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"Vitruvii Voluta ionica hactenus amissa. Restituta a Nicolao Goldmanno": pages [265]-272 with divisional half-title page.
Note
"Lexicon Vitruvianum, seu De significatione vocabulorum, quibus Vitruvius utitur, commentarius, a Bernaldino Baldo Vrbinate, Guastallae Abbate olim concinnatus, nunc autem multis aliorum doctissimorum virorum interpretationibus, & observationibus auctus, & illustratus a Joanne de Laet, Antwerpiano" and "De pictura, praestantissimâ & nunquam satis laudatâ arte, libri tres absolutissimi Leonis Baptistae de Albertis, viri in omnium scientiarium genere, & praecipue mathematicarum disciplinarum, doctissimi" each have divisional half-title page and begin new pagination and register.
Note
Text in Latin with quotations and examples in Greek.
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Head- and tail-pieces, initials, printed marginal notes.
Bibliography, etc. note
Includes indexes.
Citation/references note
Brunet, V, 1327
Citation/references note
Cicognara, 726
Citation/references note
Fowler, 417
Citation/references note
CLC, V711
Provenance
Inscription at head of upper endleaf: "Pretiu[m] 01-2-00 Oxon March 18th 1653. Davis"
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century brown calf over paper boards, sewn on five supports; boards decorated with blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards; spine with five raised bands, and blind and gilt fillets; gilt fillet around board edges; text block edges stained red; parchment manuscript waste used as endleaf guards; evidence of chain-plate on lower board at fore-edge.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: wanting added engraved title page.
Subject
Architecture Early works to 1800.
Subject
Sculpture Early works to 1800.
Subject
Painting Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Philandrier, Guillaume, 1505-1565 commentator.
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Barbaro, Daniel, 1514-1570 commentator.
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Saumaise, Claude, 1588-1653 commentator.
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Goldmann, Nikolaus, 1611-1665 commentator.
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Meibom, Marcus, 1630-1711 commentator.
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Laet, Joannes de, 1581-1649 editor.
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Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639 Elements of architecture. Latin.
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Baldi, Bernardino, 1553-1617 De verborum Vitruvianorum significatione.
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Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472 De pictura.
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Gaurico, Pomponio, 1481 or 1482-1528 De sculptura.
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Montjosieu, Louis de, active 16th century Commentarius de sculptura, caelatura et pictura antiquorum.
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Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555 De mensuris & ponderibus.
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Elzevir, Louis, 1604-1670 1604-1670, printer.
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Davis, active 1653 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
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UKSbSC
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