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Il terzo libro

Third book in a series of seven vernacular Renaissance architectural treatises by Sebastiano Serlio. Serlio's great contribution was that his books were the first to present architectural theory in the form of a professional manual, specifically geared to needs of architectus, builders, and craftsmen. He was also one of the first to use high-quality illustrations to explain his text

Print Book, Italian, MDLI [1551]
Per Pietro de Nicolini da Sabbio, ad instantia di Marchione Sessa, In Venegia, MDLI [1551]