Recto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto..." (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5).
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 5/8 x 11 1/16 in. (14.3 x 28.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, 2008
Accession year: 2008
Tags: Buildings|Fortification