Recto: On Timber, the Species of Trees (Vitruvius, Book 2, Chapter 9, no. 4); Verso: On Timber, the Battle of Larignium (Vitruvius, Book 2, Chapter 9, no. 15)..
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Sangallo family|Marcus Pollio Vitruvius
Artist bio: Florence, ca. 1530–1545|Roman, active late 1st century BCE
Artist role: Artist|Author
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1530–45
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 5 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (15 x 26.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Trees