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Title: Compendium of Architectural Books by Sebastiano Serlio (Books I-V)
Author:
Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, Bologna 1475–1554 Fontainebleau)
Translator:
Books I-II and V translated by Jean Martin (French, died 1553)
Publisher:
Books I-II published by Jean Barbé (French, died 1547)
Publisher:
Books III and IV published by Francesco Marcolini da Forli (Italian, Forli ca. 1500–after 1559 Venice)
Publisher:
Book V published by Michel Vascosan (French, active 16th century)
Published in: Paris; Venice
Date: 1544, 1545, 1547
Medium: Printed books with woodcut illustrations
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.56.2(1-5)
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