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Original fileM. Vitrvvivs per Iocvndvm solito castigatior factvs cvm figvris et tabvla vt iam legi et intelligi possit (1511) (14591870380)
Identifier: mvitrvvivsperioc00vitr (find matches) Title: M. Vitrvvivs per Iocvndvm solito castigatior factvs cvm figvris et tabvla vt iam legi et intelligi possit Year: 1511 (1510s) Authors: Vitruvius Pollio Subjects: Architecture Architecture Machinery Publisher: Impressum Venetiis ... : Sumptu miraq(ue) diligentia Ioannis de Tridino alias Tacuino Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute
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