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KLÄRLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DER FÜNFF SÄULEN-ORDNUNGEN UND DER GANTZEN BAU-KUNST
by Vincenzo Scamozzi
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good binding
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Sultzbach: In Verlegung Johann Hoffmann, 1678. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Vincenzo Scamozzi's Klärliche Beschreibung der fünff Säulen-Ordnungen und der gantzen Bau-Kunst. Being his L'Idea della Architettura Universale translated into German. Scamozzi was one of the most prominent and influential Venetian architects, succeeding Palladio, and teaching Longhena, two other major Venetian architects. The Idea was the only book on architecture he completed during his lifetime. With one partial page, 76 full page, and four double page plates, the double page plates slightly trimmed along the fore edge. Paper repair to the edges of some plates. [4], 192 pp. Two unsigned leaves, A-Bbb2. Lacking additional title page, engraved. Namestamp on the modern front endpaper, and the verso of the final plate. Half paper vellum with faded gilt lettering, over marbled paper boards. ( ). Very Good binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 286501
- Title
- KLÄRLICHE BESCHREIBUNG DER FÜNFF SÄULEN-ORDNUNGEN UND DER GANTZEN BAU-KUNST
- Author
- Vincenzo Scamozzi
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- In Verlegung Johann Hoffmann
- Place of Publication
- Sultzbach
- Date Published
- 1678
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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