Les Edifices antiques de Rome dessinés et mesurés très exactement

First edition, with 137 copper engravings, of which 21 double page, drawn by Desgodetz
A work financed by Colbert, to whom the dedication pays homage
Contemporary brown sheep, spine in seven compartments, richly decorated with compartments and gilt fleurons
Corners, joints, and head- and tail- pieces skillfully restored
One of the first precise representations of the antiquities of Rome, from which French Classical architecture drew so widely.