MONTANO (Giovanni Battista). LI CINQUE LIBRI DI ARCHITETTURA. Roma, Gio. de Rossi, 1691. 5 parts bound in 2 volumes in folio, hard ivory vellum (period binding). The best edition because it is the most illustrated and fully engraved. The first book consists of a general title, a portrait of Montano and 40 plates. The second, of a title, of the portrait of G.B. Soria and 48 plates; the third of a title and 48 plates; the fourth of a title and 40 plates and finally the fifth and last of a title and 24 plates. One bound backwards. Beautiful copy of great freshness, admirably engraved on strong paper. A total of 5 TITLES, 2 PORTRAITS AND 200 FLOORS. (Brunet III, 1846).