Il dialogo tra fonti nel trattato di architettura di Alessandro Galilei

The article focuses on the use of quotations as a rewriting device in the architectural treatise composed by Alessandro Galilei in the first half of 18th century and left unpublished until recently. By examining the different manuscript versions of the treatise, the essay demonstrates that for Galilei quotations are pivotal in providing him authority as an expert in architecture, but they are also useful means for facilitating the dissemination of specialized knowledge.