Albertus Durerus Nurembergensis Pictor huius aetatis celeberrimum.... Institutionum geometricarum libris.

Second latin edition. [8],185 pp. Title with printer´s tree device.Geometria libri I,II,III. All richly illustrated with woodcuts representing the theories of Durer applied to Art. It is considered a landmark treaty as the introduction to the northern european audience the new attitudes to the artistic creation that were present in Italy during the Renaissance. Durer applied the geometry to the painting and drawings and in the same way to architecture, lettering ( design of Roman and Gothic letters are illustrated in the book) and some others ornamental forms.Pages 179 and 181 with additional strips of engraved paper representing a man looking an object. The book was originally published in german in 1525 and first latin ed in Paris (1532), being our copy from the second latin edition.
Ref: Adams D-1046