In 8° (200x136 mm); 106 pages. Enriched by an extremely extensive collection of 36 fascinating architectural plates, finely engraved on copper by Christoforo Dall’Acqua and Antonio Mugnoni, numbered I–XXXVI in Roman numerals, folded—some multiple times—depicting the buildings and designs of Andrea Palladio and Vincenzo Scamozzi; included are the four beautiful plates of the interior of the Teatro Olimpico. Modern full leather binding, five-ribbed spine, title embossed in gold on a red morocco leather label, with gilded decorative and corner panels embossed with small dies. This is the third edition of this prestigious and celebrated work on the city of Vicenza (although the title page indicates “second edition”), in which the works of the famous architects are described and analyzed in a discursive style rather than in the form of a dialogue. An excellent, authentic copy. Ex libris of Giannalisa Feltrinelli. Fowler 44. Schlosser - Magnino 568. Rumor, 455.