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Sebastiano Serlio

6 September 1475–1554

Also known as Sebastiano 1475-1554 Serlio

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137 cataloged contributions

1537–1575 across 28 high-confidence dated works

Italian architect and painter

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A book of perspective & geometry, being the ABC, and first degree of all good art: The learning of which comprehendeth in it many notable arts, needfull and necessary for every artificer and workman. For as no perspective workman can make any work without architecture, so neither can the architecture without perspective. Which perspective is inspection or looking into by shortning of the sight, making it to shew further then in effect it is. ... And seing [sic] perspective art is nothing without geometry, they are both bound together, that the workman may be able to aide and help himselfe therewith. And forasmuch as the hand cannot effect the understanding of the mind, I shall not please thereby such as are curious, yet at least I shall help yong beginners that know little or nothing thereof. This second book of architecture made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of perspective, touching the superficies, translated out of Itallian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English, ...
The earliest high-confidence catalog date in this author overview is 1537.
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Regole generali di architetvra sopra le cinqve maniere de gliedifici: cioe, thoscano, dorico, ionico, corinthio, et composito, con gliessempi dell'antiqvita, che per la magior parte concordano con la dottrina di Vitrvvio.
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1537 catalog date.
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Il terzo libro, nel qval si figvrano, e descrivono le antiqvita di Roma: e le altre che sono in Italia e fvori d'Italia ...
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1540 catalog date.
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Reigles generales de l'architecture, sur les cincq manieres d'edifices ascauoir, thuscane, doricq̄, ioniq̄, corinthe, & cōposite, auec les exemples danticquitez, selon la doctrine de Vitruue
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1545 catalog date.
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Die alder vermaertste antique edificien: vã temple, theatre, amphitheatre, paleisen, therme, obeliske, brugge, archetriuphal, etc. vescreueeñ gefigureert met haren grondede eñ mate oock de plaetsen daerse staen, eñ wiese dede make
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1546 catalog date.
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Qvinto libro d'architettvra: nel quale se tratta de diuerse forme de tempij sacri secondo il costume christiano & al modo antico.
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1547 catalog date.

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A book of perspective & geometry, being the ABC, and first degree of all good art: The learning of which comprehendeth in it many notable arts, needfull and necessary for every artificer and workman. For as no perspective workman can make any work without architecture, so neither can the architecture without perspective. Which perspective is inspection or looking into by shortning of the sight, making it to shew further then in effect it is. ... And seing [sic] perspective art is nothing without geometry, they are both bound together, that the workman may be able to aide and help himselfe therewith. And forasmuch as the hand cannot effect the understanding of the mind, I shall not please thereby such as are curious, yet at least I shall help yong beginners that know little or nothing thereof. This second book of architecture made by Sebastian Serly, entreating of perspective, touching the superficies, translated out of Itallian into Dutch, and out of Dutch into English, ...

1537

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Serlio on domestic architecture

1996

1 cataloged edition

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Sebastiano Serlio on architecture

1996

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The five books of architecture: an unabridged reprint of the English edition of 1611

1982

1 cataloged edition

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Sebastiano Serlio on architecture

1996

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Sebastiano Serlio on Architecture, Volume 1: Books I-V of "Tutte l`opere d`architettura et prospetiva"

2005

With Sebastian Serlio

1 cataloged edition

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Sebastiano Serlio on Architecture, Volume 2: Books VI-VII of "Tutte l'opere d'architettura et prospetiva" with"Castrametation of the Romans" and "The Extraordinary Book of Doors"

2001

1 cataloged edition

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Pieces choisies de l'ami des enfans: a lusage des ecoles

Recorded as 1978; date may be inaccurate

1 cataloged edition

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The book of architecture

1970

3 cataloged editions

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Die alder vermaertste antique edificien: vã temple, theatre, amphitheatre, paleisen, therme, obeliske, brugge, archetriuphal, etc. vescreueeñ gefigureert met haren grondede eñ mate oock de plaetsen daerse staen, eñ wiese dede make

1546

1 cataloged edition

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Seb. Serlii Von der Architectur fünff Bücher: dari[n]n die gantze lobliche vnd zierliche Bawkunst, sampt den Grundlegungen vnd Auffzügen manigerley gebäuwen, vollkomlich auss den Fundamenten gelehrt, vnd mit nielfeltigen Exemplen vnd Kunststucken, Antiquen vnd Newen, gantz deutlich erklert wird, wie auss des Authoris Vorred weitleuffiger zuvernemmen ... : jetsundt zum ersten ausz dem Italiänischen und Niderländischen der Bawkunst liebhabern zu nutz, in die gemeine hochteutsch Sprache, aufss fleissigst verwendet und ubergesetzt

1609

1 cataloged edition

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Libro primo [-quinto] d'architettvra ...

1566

1 cataloged edition

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Sebastiani Serlii Bononiensis De architectvra libri qvinqve ...: necnon extraordinarius quinquaginta portarum libellus in operis calce adiunctus hic demum conspicitur

1569

1 cataloged edition

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Il terzo libro, nel qval si figvrano, e descrivono le antiqvita di Roma: e le altre che sono in Italia e fvori d'Italia ...

1540

1 cataloged edition

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Il terzo libro

1551

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Qvinto libro d'architettvra: nel quale se tratta de diuerse forme de tempij sacri secondo il costume christiano & al modo antico.

1547

1 cataloged edition

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Regole generali di architettura di Sabastiano Serlio Bolognese sopra le cinque maniere de gliedifici, cioe, thoscano, dorico, ionico, corinthio, e composito ; con gli essempi de l'antiquita, che per la maggior parte concordano con la dottrina di Vitruuio

1551

1 cataloged edition

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Reigles generales de l'architecture, sur les cincq manieres d'edifices ascauoir, thuscane, doricq̄, ioniq̄, corinthe, & cōposite, auec les exemples danticquitez, selon la doctrine de Vitruue

1545

1 cataloged edition

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Il primo[-secondo] libro d'architettura

1551

1 cataloged edition

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Libro estraordinario di Sebastiano Serlio bolognese: nel quale si dimostrano trenta porte di opera rustica, mista con diuersi ordini, & uenti di opera dilicata di diuerse specie : con la scrittura dauanti, che narra il tutto

1566

1 cataloged edition

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Libro primo d'architettvra

1551

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Tvtte l'opere d'archittetvra, et prospetiva

1619

1 cataloged edition

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Regole generali di architetvra sopra le cinqve maniere de gliedifici: cioe, thoscano, dorico, ionico, corinthio, et composito, con gliessempi dell'antiqvita, che per la magior parte concordano con la dottrina di Vitrvvio.

1537

1 cataloged edition

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The Renaissance stage: documents of Serlio, Sabbattini and Furttenbach.

1958

2 cataloged editions

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