On the Art of Building in Ten Books

Author	: Leon Battista Alberti
Publisher	: MIT Press
Total Pages	: 484
Release	: 1991-07-01
ISBN-10	: 026251060X
ISBN-13	: 9780262510608
Rating	: 4/5 (608 Downloads)

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Download or read book On the Art of Building in Ten Books written by Leon Battista Alberti and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: De Re Aedificatoria, by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), was the first modern treatise on the theory and practice of architecture. Its importance for the subsequent history of architecture is incalculable, yet this is the first English translation based on the original, exceptionally eloquent Latin text on which Alberti's reputation as a theorist is founded.

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