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Vignola, Regles des cinq ordres d'architecture, Paris, 1665, contemporary limp vellum

Sold for £1,270 at Sotheby's on Jul 9, 2024.

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Vignola, Jacopo Barozzi da. Regles des cinq ordres d'architecture de M. Iacques Barozzio de Vignole. Traduction nouvelle, & augmentation de ses oeuvres. Paris: Pierre Mariette, (February) 1665 This edition was translated by Bernard Menessier, using illustrations based on Pierre Le Muet's abridged 1632 version. 8vo (151 x 98 mm). Engraved throughout. collation: π4 A-E8 F4 G2: 50 leaves. Title-page with engraved emblematic cartouche, engraved author portrait, 93 further numbered engraved plates (comprising 58 engraved architectural plates, 35 plates of engraved text). (C5 slightly torn at outer margin, some soiling and marginal dampstaining.) binding: Contemporary limp vellum (156 x 104 mm), plain edges. (Slight staining to covers.) provenance: Julien, name written in an early modern hand on endleaves and on upper cover. acquisition: Purchased in 2010 from Librairie Camille Sourget, Paris. references: BAL RIBA 3467

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