Bononiensis de architectura libri quinque quibus cuncta fere architectonicae facultatis mysteria docte, perspicue . . .
Sebastiano Serlio
1568–69
Medium
Illustrated book
Dimensions
5 pts. in 1 vol.; H: 12 5/8 in. (32 cm)
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchased with income from the Jacob S. Rogers Fund
Accession Number
120 Se6
About this artwork
Sebastiano Serlio's "Bononiensis de architectura libri quinque" (1568-69) represents one of the most influential architectural treatises of the Renaissance, disseminating Italian classical principles throughout Europe. This Latin edition brings together five books from Serlio's larger "Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva" project, which he published incrementally from 1537 until his death around 1554. The 1568-69 publication date places this among the posthumous collected editions that ci...