Palladio, A. I quattro libri dell'architettura. 4 Tle. in 1 Bd. Venedig, D. de Franceschi, 1570. Fol. (30:21 cm). Mit 4 gleichen Holzschnitt-Titelbordüren u. zahlr. meist blattgr. Holzschnitten im Text. 67; 66 (recte 78) S.; 46 S., 1 Bl.; 133 S. Pp. d. Zt., fleckig u. angeschmutzt.

EDIT 16, CNCE 27391; Fowler 212; Millard IV, 65; Ornamentstichkat. Bln. 2592; Mortimer 352. - Erste Ausgabe aller 4 Bücher, zuerst im gleichen Jahr zweibändig ("I due libri dell'antichità" - "I due libri dell'architettura") erschienen. "Palladio's book exerted a powerful influence on contemporary architecture and classical ideals until the end of the eighteenth century" (PMM 92). - Teilw. angerändert bzw. hinterlegte Randläsuren, einige Bll. aufgezogen, teilw. mit leichtem Buchstaben- bzw. Bildverlust, letzterer hs. ergänzt; mehrere Bll. fleckig u. etwas angeschmutzt; stellenw. wasserrandig u. mit Wurmspuren im w. Rand; einige Bll. Kopfzeile angeschnitten; vereinzelte Initialen angemalt; erstes Bl. Vorstücke u. Impressum mit in Farbe durchgestrichenen Namenszügen.

First edition of the four books together. With 4 repeated title-borders and more than 200 woodcuts in the text, mostly full-page. "Palladio was one of the five great protagonists of the Italian Renaissance, along with Alberti, Serlio, Vignola and Scamozzi. While his works had considerable effect throughout Europe, it was England that he was specially influential, and from England to this country in the works of Thomas Jefferson" (Fowler). - Partly backed lesions and remargined, partly with small loss of letters or picture, partly readded; some leaves mounted; some leaves stained and dirtied; worming to white margin and waterstaining in places; partly trimmed to headline; few initials painted; canceled ownership inscriptions to first and last leave. Contemporary boards, stained and dirtied.