VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da (1507--1573)
[Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura]
Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura di M. Iacomo Barozzio da Vignola.
Roma:, nella stamparia di Domenico de Rossi,, [after 1691].
Engr. t.-pl., 65 pl., [4] pl. engr. text ; 20.5 cm. (8°)

The list of Vignola editions in BAL, Early printed books, no. 3447/73 dates this "pocket Vignola" to after 1691, the year in which Domenico de' Rossi succeeded G.G. de' Rossi.

Copy Notes Imperfect; wanting [2] engraved leaves of descriptive text accompanying plates 19, 24 & 25 and plate 31 respectively. Bought from Thomas Boone for 2s. 6d. on 12 December 1809 (Spiers Box). Second front free-endpaper inscribed in pencil =2s=6d, beneath an illegible inscription in ink. Inscribed in ink on second front free-endpaper John Soane / 1809.

Binding C19th half calf, blind roll-tooled borders, blind-ruled and gilt roll-tooled spine direct-lettered in gilt 'J.B. Da Vignola', binder's black cloth boards.

Reference Number 3511

Additional Names Thomas Boone