First edition of the seven books. Each book has a divisional title, with books 1-3, 5, 7 bearing the general title only. Book 4 is called Regole generali di architettura; book 6, Libro estraordinario.

The illustrations of books I-V and Estraordinario are from the same blocks as those of the Venice 1566 quarto edition; those of book VII are reduced copies of the Venice 1575 folio edition. Cf. Fowler.

Titles within ornamental borders, historiated initials, text in italics.

Date precedes publisher's name on t.p.

Leaf 203 misfoliated 205.

Leaves [220] and [28] and p. [7]-[8] preceding the final paged sequence are blanks.

Includes index.

Printer's device on initial title page and on p. 244.

Avery Classics copy: Blank leaf between Extraordinario libro and Book 7 includes map or drawing in ink.

Avery Classics copy: Title page, title page of Extraordinario libro, and final page signed in in D. Antonio Sleani (?) Raehini or RAgahini (?)...

Avery Classics copy: Eight line annotation on p. 196 of book 7.

Avery Classics copy: Leaf 56 from the 1619 edition of Libro 3 bound in at end as well as two leaves with explanatory text in ink signed Mlo. Gualandi Bologna ottobre 1849.

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Fowler, 333

British Architectural Library Royal Institute of British Archiects early printed books 1478-1840, 2973

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 623

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