Sebastiano Serlio

All the works of architecture and perspective of Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese (Tutte l'opere d'architettura, et prospetiva, di Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese)

Maker

Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, 1475-1554), author
Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, 1475-1554), printmaker
Giovanni Battista et Marchio Sessa brothers (Italian, 1559-1568), publisher

Title

All the works of architecture and perspective of Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese (Tutte l'opere d'architettura, et prospetiva, di Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese)
First book [-fifth], Venice: Gio[vanni] Battista and Marchio Sessa brothers, 1559-1568

Year

1559-1568

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut, engraving

Supports

Geography

Place of Publication: Venice

Dimensions

34 x 25.1 x 4.1 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/8 x 1 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Architectural drawings in pen and brown ink by E. Müntz are on first and last pages of volume; the paper on which they are drawn is part of the binding.Watermark on flyleaf.

Identification

State

First book [-fifth]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Transfer from the RISD Library

Object Number

49.406

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, 1475-1554), author
Sebastiano Serlio (Italian, 1475-1554), printmaker
Giovanni Battista et Marchio Sessa brothers (Italian, 1559-1568), publisher
All the works of architecture and perspective of Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese (Tutte l'opere d'architettura, et prospetiva, di Sebastiano Serlio, Bolognese); First book [-fifth], Venice: Gio[vanni] Battista and Marchio Sessa brothers, 1559-1568, 1559-1568
Bound book with woodcuts and engravings on laid paper
34 x 25.1 x 4.1 cm (13 3/8 x 9 7/8 x 1 5/8 inches)
Transfer from the RISD Library 49.406

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