Francesco di Giorgio Martini's sketchbook

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Threads merged. I'm currently on my phone with a bad connection, but those diamond shaped details on two of Ed's images are quite interesting. Isn't there something like that on one of the rosettes causeways?

From the other thread... These are also very Rosette.

[Koen G]

Okay I'm at a PC now. These are some good ideas! I find this detail particularly interesting:

   

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### Principal manuscripts

1\. Vatican, Urb. lat. 1757 — Codicetto / Taccuino (c.1465–1476). Full digital manuscript. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

2\. London, British Museum, 1947,0117.2 — Opusculum de architectura, formerly Harley 3281 (c.1474–1482). Digital viewer. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

3\. Budapest, Szabó Ervin Library, MS 09.2690 — Codex Zichy, compiled by Angelo dal Cortivo. Scholarly reference, not full digitisation. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

4\. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ashburnham 361 — Trattato di architettura civile e militare (c.1480–1482). Digital facsimile. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

5\. Turin, Biblioteca Reale, Saluzziano 148 — Trattato di architettura civile e militare (c.1478–1486). Illustrated folio, not complete digitisation. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

6\. Siena, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, S.IV.4 — Trattato di architettura civile e militare (c.1496–1497). Catalogue reference. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

7\. Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Magliabechiano II.I.141 — Trattato di architettura and Vitruvian translation (c.1497–1500). Digital manuscript. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

8\. Reggio Emilia, Biblioteca Panizzi, Regg. A.46/9 bis — Four manuscript folios associated with Ashburnham 361 (c.1480–1482). Digital images. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

9\. Siena, Chigi Saracini Collection — Fogli Chigi Saracini, autograph drawings (c.1498–1501). Bibliographic reference. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

### Later copies and associated manuscripts

The following are independently identified in the University of Urbino catalogue. I have not verified individual online facsimiles for these unless indicated.

10\. Yale, Beinecke Library, MS 491 — Trattati di architettura, ingegneria e arte militare (c.1510–1520). [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

11\. Vicenza, Biblioteca Bertoliana, G.3.5.3 — Disegni di macchine e architetture militari (c.1510–1520).

12\. Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Ms. It. IV.3–4 (Marciano 5541) — Trattato di architettura civile e militare (c.1510–1520).

13\. New York Public Library, Spencer 129 — Opera di architettura (c.1520–1530).

14\. Modena, Biblioteca Estense, It.421α.G.4.21 — Libro di macchine (c.1520–1550).

15\. Florence, Accademia di Belle Arti, E.2.I.28 — Trattato di architettura militare, Codex A (c.1530–1540).

16\. Turin, Biblioteca Reale, Serie Militare 383 — Opusculum de architectura (1568 copy of the British Museum manuscript).

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### Additional manuscripts containing Francesco-inspired drawings

17\. Vatican, Urb. lat. 1397 — Sixteenth-century drawings connected to Urbino's architectural reliefs. Full digitisation. [You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.)

18\. Urbino, Santini Collection — Codice Santini, machine drawings, dating and attribution disputed.

19\. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ashburnham 1357 bis — Disegni di macchine, c.1500–1550.

20\. Venice, Biblioteca Marciana, Cod. Lat. VIII, 87 (3048) — Organa Mechanica, sixteenth-century compilation.

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