Title: Trattato della Misura delle Fabbriche Author: Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio Place: Venice Publisher: Giambattista Recurti Date: 1757 Description: xxxii, 279, [2] pp. Engraved frontispiece, portrait, and 39 engraved plates, one folding. (8vo) period stiff paper boards. Untrimmed. First Edition. An important treatise on stereometry, demonstrating methods for measuring and estimating quantities and costs of materials for various spaces and structures, including the many intricate vaults and domes of buildings of the period. He cites the practices of other architects, such as Jousse, Blondel and Sangallo, as well as some of the theoreticians, notably Parent, La Hire and Varignon. Alberti was director of road and water works for the Vatican and his work was a major influence on 18th century Italian engineering. Riccardi I, 16-17. Cicognara 389. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear; near fine. Item number: 276398
Title: Trattato della Misura delle Fabbriche Author: Alberti, Giuseppe Antonio Place: Venice Publisher: Giambattista Recurti Date: 1757 Description: xxxii, 279, [2] pp. Engraved frontispiece, portrait, and 39 engraved plates, one folding. (8vo) period stiff paper boards. Untrimmed. First Edition. An important treatise on stereometry, demonstrating methods for measuring and estimating quantities and costs of materials for various spaces and structures, including the many intricate vaults and domes of buildings of the period. He cites the practices of other architects, such as Jousse, Blondel and Sangallo, as well as some of the theoreticians, notably Parent, La Hire and Varignon. Alberti was director of road and water works for the Vatican and his work was a major influence on 18th century Italian engineering. Riccardi I, 16-17. Cicognara 389. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear; near fine. Item number: 276398
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