On the Art of Building in Ten Books (English and Italian Edition)

Large 8vo. xxiii (vi) 442 pp Introduction by Joseph Ryjwert De re aedificatoria: Editions On the Illustrations in This Edition Foreword by Angelo Poliziano; Prologue; I. Lineaments; II. Two Materials; III. Construction; IV. Public Works; V. Works of Individuals; VI. Ornament; VII. Ornament to Sacred Buildings; VIII. Ornament to Public Buildings; IX. Ornament to Private Buildings; X. Restoration of Buildings; abbreviations used in the notes notes bibliography glossary index with b&w illustrations throughout. New Trnaslation by Joseph Rykwert Neil Leach and Robert Tavernor: 1988. Beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine. “De Re Aedificatoria by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was the first modern treatise on the theory and practice of architecture and in its time a model of learned Latin writing. Its importance for the subsequent history of architecture is incalculable; yet this is the first major English translation based on the original text on which Albertis reputation