Publication and Influence of De re aedificatoria by Leon Battista Alberti (1443–1500)

1. Alberti leaves Florence and begins treatise work

   Jan 1, 1443Labels: Leon Battista, Florence, Rome

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2. De re aedificatoria largely composed by 1452

   Jan 1, 1452Labels: De re, Manuscripts

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3. Alberti presents the treatise to Pope Nicholas V

   Jan 1, 1452Labels: Pope Nicholas, Dedication

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4. Manuscript circulation expands among elite patrons

   Jan 1, 1483Labels: Manuscript circulation, Elite patrons

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5. First printed edition published in Florence

   Dec 29, 1485Labels: Editio princeps, Nicolaus Laurentii

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6. Treatise recognized as first printed architecture book

   Dec 29, 1485Labels: Printed architecture, Bibliography

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7. Vernacular Italian translation by Pietro Lauro

   Jan 1, 1546Labels: Pietro Lauro, Vernacular Italian

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8. Cosimo Bartoli issues influential illustrated Italian edition

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Cosimo Bartoli, Illustrated edition

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9. Jean Martin’s French translation published in Paris

   Jan 1, 1553Labels: Jean Martin, French translation

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10. James Leoni publishes first English translation in London

    Jan 1, 1726Labels: James Leoni, English translation

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11. Orlandi–Portoghesi bilingual Latin–Italian edition appears

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: Orlandi Portoghesi, Giovanni Orlandi

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12. MIT Press publishes widely used modern English translation

    Oct 13, 1988Labels: MIT Press, Rykwert translation

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