De Architectvra Libri Decem Ad Caesarem Avgvstvm

Lyons: Jean de Tournes, 1552. Full leather. Very Good. Bernard Salomon. Edited by Guillaume Philander. Lyons: Jean de Tournes, 1552. De Tournes's device on title, 83 woodcuts, one folding plate of a monumental inscription, head-pieces, initials, a second printer's device on verso of last leaf. First de Tournes edition of Vitruvius with the revised and expanded commentary and notes by Philander (1505-1563) and illustrations by Bernard Salomon. Philander studied with Serlio in Venice and worked on Vitruvius in Rome in the Accademia delle Virtú. "Philander's work is at once a learned study and a practical manuel of architecture, incorporating the methods of both the humanists and architects. It is the first synthesis of academic and practical interpretations of Virtruvius' treatise to appear in published form" (Millard). In solid, very presentable condition. The spine re-backed in an early 20th century light-calf over dark, blindstamped, 17th century boards.