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      In 1641 the Turrinis did not make a reprint of Alessandro Vecchi’s 1629 edition (RIBA 3524). They settled on revitalizing the remainders with a new title page (L’architettura di Vitruvio libri dieci...), a new dedication signed Giovanni Maria Turrini (f. a2), with the printer’s word to the reader (f. a3) and a repeat of the additional title which appeared in 1629 (f. a4v°) with the introduction of the ‘Vetruvio’ misprint instead of ‘Vitruvio’ and the change of the address (“Si vende alla Libraria della Torre”).

Frédérique Lemerle (Centre national de la recherche scientifique,
Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance, Tours) – 2014

Critical bibliography

J. S. Ackerman, “Daniele Barbaro and Vitruvius”, C. L. Striker (ed), Architectural Studies in Memory of Richard Krautheimer, Mayence, von Zabern, 1996, pp. 1-5.

P. Caye, L. Moretti, F. Lemerle, V. Zara (ed.), Daniele Barbaro 1514-1570. Vénitien, patricien, humaniste, Turnhout, Brepols, 2017.

L. Cellauro, “Daniele Barbaro and Vitruvius: The Architectural Theory of a Renaissance Humanist and Patron”, Papers of the British School at Rome, 72, 2004, pp. 293-329.