Conserving Rusconi: Vitruvius’s Ten Books on Architecture

When Met fellow Yeo-Jin Katerina Bong came across a 17th century copy of Rusconi’s edition of Vitruvius’s “Ten Books on Architecture” in the Department of Drawings and Prints, she was elated by her discovery-but disheartened by the book’s physical condition. Go behind the scenes at The Met as curator Femke Speelberg and book conservator Clare Manias discuss the book’s history and extensive illustrations as it is conserved for an upcoming exhibition.
Featured Object:
Giovanni Antonio Rusconi (ca. 1520-1587), I Dieci libri d'architettura di Gio: Antonio Rusconi…novamenti ristampati, & accresciuti…, published in Venice [Francesco Nicolini] 1669 (1660). Printed book with woodcut illustrations. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1952 (52.519.32).
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[@paulschuurmans8034]

Wow!….What an honour to view this beautiful book and it’s restoration…..Thank You .

[@lizaquinn6534]

What a beautiful book - thank you for taking such care !

[@manuelespinosa724]

Fascinating!

[@johnwallner6636]

So cool!

[@themarquis336]

I appreciate the video, but please relax with the camerawork and editing.
Focus the images - the ‘blurry to focused’ pan get’s very tiring very quickly. Not every shot has to have a fancy visual movement. Just focus on something and stay on it for more than 7 seconds without cutting to another shot. Let us actually see and understand what things are what is being done to them. Please!

[@extracucumbers]

👌😍❤️

[@random22026]

1:44 1:49 2:17 8:29 8:32

[@qwaqwa1960]

Isn't it pronounced Roo-show-nee?

[@traymuse]

Disappointing. I was looking forward to the conservation itself, not the talking about the book or the author or how wrongfooted the conservationist was.