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Trattato del' intrar in Milano di Carlo V C. sempre aug. : con le proprie figure de li Archi, & per ordine, li nobili vassalli & prencipi & signori cesarei

Albicante, Giovanni Alberto · 1541 · Mediolani : Apud Andream Caluum · 8 pictures

A 1541 Milanese treatise by Giovanni Alberto Albicante, printed by Andrea Calvo, describing Emperor Charles V's entry into Milan with woodcut plans and elevations of its triumphal arches. Its pictures show architectural arches with classical orders, rustication, twisted columns and heraldic eagles, a useful reference for designers working on monumental gateway and Renaissance ornament.

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558 · Romano, Giulio, 1499-1546 · Visits of state · Triumphal arches

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