Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica

Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica

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Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica
AuthorItalian, 1507–1573
AuthorItalian, 1536–1586
ArtistItalian, 1553–1615
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Le Due Regole della Prospettiva Pratica
  • The Two Rules of Practical Perspective
Date1583, published 1644
MediumLeather-bound book with woodcut and engraved illustrations
DimensionsClosed: 14 1/8 × 9 7/8 × 1 in. (35.9 × 25.1 × 2.5 cm)
 Open: 14 1/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 in. (35.9 × 51.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2012.4
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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.

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