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Book/Printed Material Sixth Book on Architecture: On Habitations in and outside the Cities. Sesto libro d'architettura. Delle habitationi fuori e dentro delle città

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Title

  • Sixth Book on Architecture: On Habitations in and outside the Cities.

Other Title

  • Sesto libro d'architettura. Delle habitationi fuori e dentro delle città

Summary

  • The rediscovery in 1414 of the manuscript of De architectura libri decem (The ten books on architecture) by Vitruvius (circa 80--15 BC), the only treatise on architecture handed down from antiquity, caused a revolution in Renaissance architectural thought. One of the most important architects of the period, known both for his theoretical writings and the buildings he designed, was Sebastiano Serlio (1475--1554) of Bologna. Serlio's seven books on architecture had a decisive influence on the evolution of the architecture of Venetian villas and palaces. Serlio's influence previously was ascribed to the more illustrious Andrea Palladio, but it has since been confirmed by scholars. Serlio's sixth book on architecture, Delle habitationi fuori e dentro delle città (On Habitations in and outside the Cities), deals with houses and villas suitable for all different ranks of people. The work contains elegantly and clearly drawn models on costly parchment, complemented by Serlio's very lively and personal explications. This manuscript, in the artist's own hand, is particularly precious. It is dedicated to King Henry II of France (1519--59; reigned 1547--59), and dates from the artist's last years in Lyon. For financial reasons, Serlio decided, even before the manuscript went into print, to sell it to Jacopo Strada, an Italian merchant, who passed it on to the ducal library in Munich where it has remained ever since.

Names

  • Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475-1554? Author.

Created / Published

  • France : Lyon, [1547 to 1550]

Headings

  • -  Italy
  • -  1547 to 1550
  • -  Architectural drawings
  • -  Architecture, Domestic

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB Shelfmark Cod.icon. 189"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 79 sheets, parchment : illustrations ; 44.8-85.5 x 31-32.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Italian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667790

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Serlio, Sebastiano, ? Author. Sixth Book on Architecture: On Habitations in and outside the Cities. [France: Lyon, to 1550, 1547] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667790/.

APA citation style:

Serlio, S. (1547) Sixth Book on Architecture: On Habitations in and outside the Cities. [France: Lyon, to 1550] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667790/.

MLA citation style:

Serlio, Sebastiano, ? Author. Sixth Book on Architecture: On Habitations in and outside the Cities. [France: Lyon, to 1550, 1547] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667790/>.