Vitruvius Pollio, M., I diece libri dell'architettura. Tradotti & commentati da D. Barbaro. Mit Titelholzschnitt und 121 Holzschnitten . Venedig, F. de Franceschi & G. Chrieger 1567. Spät. Pgt. mit RSch. und floraler RVerg. 4to. 4 Bll., 506 (recte 508) S.

Ebhardt S. 72. - Mortimer 549. - Fowler 410. - Cicognara 717. - Adams V 917. - Vgl. Millard Coll. 161. - Zweite Ausgabe in der Bearbeitung von Barbaro. - "The majority of the woodcuts are reduced copies of the 1556 illustrations (Venice, Marcolini, in fol.) .. He (Franceschi) names Chrieger as cutter of the blocks. Franceschi used these blocks again in a 1584 edition, with the exception of the title block, and three illustrations that had to be recut .. Leaves II1 and LL1 are double plates of the theaters of Curio, printed with verso blank and each given a single page number" (Mortimer). - Tlw. leicht stock- und fingerfl., erste 5 Lagen im unteren Bund gelockert, vord. Vorsatz mit Namensstempel und Eintragungen von alter Hand. Einbd. leicht geworfen.

Second edition of Barbaro's Italian translation. With title woodcut and 121 woodcuts. Later vellum with label. - Partly slightly foxed and fingerstained, first 5 quires loosened, first endpapers with inscriptions by old hand and stamped name. Binding slightly bowed.