Arnaldi, Aeneas. Idea of a theater in its principal parts similar to ancient theaters, to modern use accommodated. Vicenza, Antonio Veronese, 1762. In 4° (238 x 172 mm);[4], xxxii, 82, [2], 58 pages. Xylographic frieze on title page, 6 engraved and folded plates (bloomings to title page.) Coeval vellum binding with gold title on spine gusset, red boards. Exemplar with very fresh plates of this first edition also containing "two discourses,the one pouring around 'theaters in general,regarding only the covering of the exterior scene;the other around the ceiling of that of the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza by the distinguished Andrea Palladio."

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