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Antoine DESGODETZ Les Edifices antiques de Rome dessinés et mesurés très exactement

Antoine DESGODETZ

Les Edifices antiques de Rome dessinés et mesurés très exactement

Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, à Paris 1682, in-folio (29,5x42cm), relié.


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.

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