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Sangallo family|Marcus Pollio Vitruvius

Recto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto..." (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5).

1530–45
Pen and dark brown ink
14.3 × 28.1 cm (5.6 × 11.1 in)

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