Architectural Details by Antonin Raymond - 1938

1677 Architecture Jean le Pautre Italian Chimneys French Fireplaces Columns Art

Jean Le Pautre was a 17th-century French engraver known for his architectural designs. "Italian Chimneys" is a collection of Pautre's work – engraved views of mantle and chimney art, statues, columns, fireplaces, and much more. This Jollain edition includes 22 engraved etchings.
Item number: #12641
Price: $950
PAUTRE, Jean le

Cheminées à l'Italienne, nouvellement inventées et gravées par J. Le Pautre
Paris: Chez Jollain, 1677.

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22 engraved plates
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~ 8in X 12in (20cm x 30cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1676 1st ed ARCHITECTURE Felibien Architects Cathedrals Rome Illustrated ART
'History of Architecture,' written by Jean-Francois Felibien des Avaux, gives descriptions of various palaces, ports, cathedrals, forts, and villas many of which are based in Greek and Roman tradition. Iconic structures are discussed such as The Roman Pantheon, Solomon's Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Roman Aqueducts. Many important historical figures and Catholic popes are mentioned including Vespasian, Xerxes, Pope Urban IV, Alexander the Great and Alaric, King of Goths.

The impressive collection of 65 full-page engravings depicts architecture gear, painting accessories, and construction and carpentry tools.
Item number: #12133
Price: $950
FÉLIBIEN, Jean François
Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent
A Paris : Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, 1676. First edition.
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Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market.Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille Parboni.Views include the Temple of Vesta, Temple of Venus and Rome, Arch of Septimius Severus, Tomb of Cecilla Metella, Saint Peter's Square, Arch of Titus, Pantheon, Gate of San Sebastian, Piazza del Popolo, temples, Roman baths, theatres, bridges, triumphal arches, plazas, fountains, etc.Silvestro Bossi was an Italian artist and printmaker active in the early part of the 19th century, specializing in landscapes of Rome and Naples.Achille Parboni was an engraver active in the early 19th century in Rome along with Pietro Parboni (1783 - 1841). The Parbonis engraved many books of views of Italian scenery, landscapes in Rome, Sicily,… Read More

1856 Modern Architect Carpentry Houses Framing Architecture Illustrated Stairs
Edward Shaw was one of the major American architectural authors
of the 19th century. His influence on builders and architects came from his balance between traditional forms and new ideas grounded in construction principles. This edition of "Modern Architect" was written to with three parts, a concise survey of the history and progress of architecture, characteristics of Egypt, Greco-Roman, Gothic, and other different styles of architecture, and the arrangement and construction of houses specifically doors, windows, chimneys, stairs and more. This 1856 edition includes 65 engraved plates and is bound in a decorative leather binding!
Item number: #19161
Price: $750
SHAW, Edward
The modern architect, or, Every carpenter his own master: embracing plans, elevations, specifications, framing, etc., for private houses, classic dwellings, churches, &c., to which is added the new system of stair-building
Boston: Wentworth and… Read More

Very good set of a complete year of this influential magazine, Second Series, Volumes I and II, 12 monthly issues from January to December 1816 bound in two volumes. A fascinating view of the taste of London high society in the year after Wellington's victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Includes a handcoloured plate of Napoleon's carriage from Waterloo, and an engraved plan of the newly built Waterloo Bridge.Complete with all 55 handcoloured engravings of fashion, landscapes, architecture and furniture, 12 engravings of needlework patterns, and 4 miscellaneous engravings.Each issue typically with two handcoloured architecture plates, two handcoloured London fashion plates, one handcoloured interior plate (furniture, curtains, etc.) and one needlework pattern.The fashion plates unsigned but attributed to the Arbiter Elegantiarum (Thomas Uwins), and depicting designs by London milliners and dressmakers such as Mrs Charlotte Bean of Albemarle Street, Mrs Griffin of Rider Street, St. James,… Read More

1845 Views of Ancient ROME Illustrated Engravings Colosseum St Peter Basilica

An absolutely incredibly collection of 19th-century engravings of famous views of Rome. Published in Rome in 1845, 'Nuova Raccolta de Vedute di Roma' features nearly 60 illustrated plates featuring views of some of the most iconic and prolific Roman sites. Notable engravings include:
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The Colosseum
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St. Peter's Basilica & Piazza
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St. Angelo's Castle
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Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran
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St. Paul's Outside the Walls
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St. Maria Maggiore Piazza

Item number: #7515
Price: $750
various artists
Nuova raccolta di vedute di Roma e sue adiacenze incise da diversi artisti.
Rome: 1845.

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59 engravings
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~6in X 9in (15cm x 22.5cm)
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1790 Five Orders Architecture VIGNOLA Italian ART Michelangelo RARE French ed

The most successful architectural textbook ever written!

A rare printing of Vignola's 'Five Orders of Architecture' Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, 'Regola,' as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)
This 18th-century French edition includes 84 impressive architectural engravings and features a short treatise on stone cutting and carpentry, as well as lessons on the work of Vignola by Claude Delagardette.
Item number: #14634
Price: $950
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da
Regles des cinq ordres d'architecture
Paris : Chez Jean, rue de Beauvais, [ca.1790].
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Earnshaw Books, Hong Kong, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Author. Signed by Dodington Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Architecture; China; Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9789881609021. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22898. . 9789881609021

1795 Art Architecture Greco-Roman Colosseum Vatican Ruins Rome Domenico Pronti
Domenico Pronti was an 18th-century Italian artist best-known for his art depicting Greco-Roman history. In his book 'Nuova raccolta di cento' – a collection of a hundred engravings of the history of ancient and modern Rome. Notable views included in this work include:
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Castle Saint Angelo in Rome
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Vatican Piazza
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The Colosseum
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Santa Maria Maggiore
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Numerous ancient ruins!
Item number: #20373
Price: $950
PRONTI, Domenico [illust.]
Nuova raccolta di cento tavole rappresentante i costumi religiosi civili e militari degli antichi egiziani, etruschi, greci e romani
Roma : Presso il sudetto incisore suo studio a strada Frattina, [1795].

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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· Language: Italian
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~11.25in X 8in (28.5cm x 20.5cm)
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1819 1ed FOLIO Gloucester England Illustrated Cathedral Architecture Frosbroke
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke was a 19th-century English historian perhaps best-known for his history of Gloucester, England. This work, "History of the City of Gloucester" covers the history of bishops, cathedrals, epitaphs, historical and modern buildings, and a section on the ancient Gloucester Castle.
This impressive 1819 printing is an enormous folio with 21 full-page engravings – views of the castle, cathedrals, city views, and much more!
Item number: #21120
Price: $750
FROSBROKE, Thomas Dudley
An original history of the city of Gloucester, almost wholly compiled from new materials; supplying the numerous deficiencies, and correcting the errors, of preceding accounts
London: J Nichols and Son, 1819. First edition.
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21 plates of engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page
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Armorial bookplate – Cornelius Walford, FSS… Read More