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<dl><dd>Cut on G8v of Library's copy printed upside down, as is the case with Mortimer's 5 copies at Harvard</dd>
<dd>Binding, apparently original: a sheet of light pasteboard covering spine and sides of text block. Two rows of longstitches appear over reinforcing vellum at top and bottom of spine; between them, a barely legible hand-written title in brown ink: Vitruvius Architectura. Functional head and tail bands. Two additional sheets of light pasteboard over top and bottom covers, with stains from an additional layer of leather, now wanting. Holes for 2 pairs of ties at foredge, two more at head and foot. Title on bottom edge in brown ink: Vitruio Architetura</dd>
<dd>Library's copy has old shelf mark on front pastedown at upper left: EE. / [line] / No 14. Inscription in brown ink on front free endpaper: Federicho Zaccone. Shelf mark B748 stamped in blue ink at lower left corner of front free endpaper. Property stamp of Raccolta Trivulziana at lower right corner of front free endpaper recto, as well as of A7r, C4r, E7r, G1r, I1r, K3r, M3r, O1r, P9r, and the lower left corner of back free endpaper verso. Pencil inscription on front free endpaper: Duplicato Trivulziana / alienato 1953 / Arch Giovanni Muzio. Bookplate of architetto Giovanni Muzio centered on front pastedown. Inscription on verso of front free endpaper: Woss Pittori(?). Inscription at head of title: NB.B. Marginal annotations in brown ink, A1v-A3v</dd>
<dd>Dedication by Frater Jo. Iocvndvs. H.S.C</dd>
<dd>Fourth ed. of Vitruvius and the first to have ill. other than diagrams (see Fowler, Mortimer). Border on t.p. with four floralized "dolphins." The 136 ill. include plans, diagrams, tables, architectural details, machines, 2 celestial maps (M1r, M2r). Large outline capitals within double-line border are inset, smaller capitals in margin. Tacuino's orb and double cross device with initials ZT appears on P9v (and again on sacks of grain in cut of a mill on N5v)</dd>
<dd>Includes index (P1r-P9r)</dd>
<dd>Mortimer, R. Italian 16th cent.</dd>
<dd>Fowler</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Architecture; Architecture; Machinery</div>
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<dl><dd>Vitruvius Pollio</dd>
<dd>Giocondo, Giovanni, approximately 1433-1515</dd>
<dd>Joannes, Tacuinus, de Tridino, publisher</dd></dl></div>
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