1642 AND 1625 ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS WITH 131 ENGRAVED PLATES

1642 AND 1625 ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS WITH 131 ENGRAVED PLATES (image 1/1)
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THE RULE OF THE FIVE ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE IN TWO PARTS AMSTERDAM 1642 BOUND WITH OFICINA ARCULARIA AMSTERDAM 1642 BOUND WITH VARIE INVENTIONI ROME 1625 THREE WORKS BOUND IN ONE LARGE FOLIO SIZE VOLUME The first work by Giacomo (or Jacopo) Barozzi (or Barocchio) da Vignola 1507-1573, one of the great Italian architects of 16th century. Contents includes the title page and 7 pages of introduction in five languages plus a portrait and 41 plates with descriptive text on opposite page. The plates in the first part are umbered 1 to 42 but lacking one plate with text otherwise all complete. the second part of this work has a dedicatory engraved plate plus 42 plates, all complete. The second work Oficina Arcularia by Crispijn van de Passe the younger 1589-1670 a Dutch artist and engraver contains engraved title page plus 17 plates numbered 1 to 17. The third work Varie Inventioni Per Depositi (Various Designs for Tombs) is by Bernardino Radi 1581-1643 the Italian engraver and architect, and this work contains an engraved title page numbered 17 plus 11 plates numbered 18 to 28 plus 18 plates lettered A to S, but lacking plate J. 131 Plates in total including 2 engraved title pages. A rare collection of different 16th/17th century architectural styles and designs. Condition 17th century full vellum binding, a good solid binding read more
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