Galli Bibiena (Ferdinando) Direzioni a Giovani Studenti nel Disegno dell'Architettura Civile... [with] Direzioni della Prospettiva Teorica, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, 133 engraved plates (18 folding), some occasional light foxing, contemporary vellum-backed boards, rubbed, [Berlin Kat 2630]. 8vo, Bologna, 1745.
⁂ An important textbook, based on the author's L'Archittura Civile. The five parts of the first volume contain practical geometry, the orders according to Vitruvius, Serlio, Palladio, the architecture of Bibiena, and the division of architecture according to Vignola. The second volume deals with perspective and theatre interiors.
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