num_pages: 470
description: De Re Aedificatoria , by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), was the first modern treatise on the theory and practice of architecture. Its importance for the subsequent history of architecture is incalculable, yet this is the first English translation based on the original, exceptionally eloquent Latin text on which Alberti's reputation as a theorist is founded.
language: English
title: On the Art of Building in Ten Books
titlecomplete: On the Art of Building in Ten Books (Mit Press)
genres: Architecture, 15th Century, Art History, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 75
publisher: The MIT Press