M. Vitruvii viri suae professionis peritissimi. De architectura libri decem: nunc primum in Germania qua potuit diligentia excusi, atq[ue] hinc inde schematibus non iniucundis exornati.
Object type: Book
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Marcus Pollio Vitruvius|Nicholas of Cusa|Sextus Julius Frontinus|Georg Messerschmidt|Gualther Hermenius Rivius
Artist bio: Roman, active late 1st century BCE|German, 1401–1464|ca. 30–104|active 1541–60|German, ca. 1500–after 1545
Artist role: Author|Author|Author|Printer|Editor
Artist nationality: Italian|German|Roman|German|German
Date: 1543
Medium: Printed book with woodcut illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 7 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (19.9 x 13.9 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Accession year: 1941