1620 ed. probably consisted of plates only, without letterpress text. See Brit. Architectural Lib

Added engraved t.p., incorporating dedication to Innocent XI. The 30 numbered plates comprise 26 double-page, bound in at the center fold, and 4 single-page (one of them folded). Unnumbered plate at end depicts tomb of Paul III

States of plates X, XII and XIV in Getty copy correspond to those of the British Library copy, described in Brit. Architectural Lib. as intermediate between the 1620 and 1684 eds

Signatures: A-D⁴ E⁶

British Architectural Library. Early printed books

Binding: old red goatskin. Boards tooled in gilt with triple frames, fleurons at corners, arms of Innocent XI at center. Spine, edges of boards and turn-ins tooled in gilt. Page edges gilt

Theodore Besterman's calligraphic bookplate, signed P.S. (Percy John Smith?)

8 unnumbered, XXXV pages, 1 blank unnumbered page, XXX, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : 49 cm (fol.)

Woodcut vignette on title page, initials, head- and tail-pieces

1620 edition probably consisted of plates only, without letterpress text. See Brit. Architectural Lib

Added engraved title page, incorporating dedication to Innocent XI. The 30 numbered plates comprise 26 double-page, bound in at the center fold, and 4 single-page (one of them folded). Unnumbered plate at end depicts tomb of Paul III

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