Description:
N.p. [Paris], 1731.Imperial folio, blue morocco with a wide gilt dentelle around the covers, gilt arms stamped in the center, spine ribbed and decorated with stars, fleurs-de-lys and crowned monogram, inner gilt border, gilt edges. Contemporary binding.
630 x 465 mm.
33 ll. of engraved text, 1 engraved folded l. for the table, 1 frontispiece, 9 double-page plates by Audran, Beauvais, Cochin père, Desplaces, Duchange, Dupuis, Larmessin, Tardieu, Edelinck, Chereau, Drevet, Haussard and Petit
and 30 plates of costumes.
"Splendid work, entirely engraved… bound in a superb binding by Padeloup decorated with a wide gilt dentelle on the covers and with the arms and the crowned monogram of Louis XV".
Catalogue Rahir, Première Partie n°220.
A magnificent volume.
The text, written by Danchet, is decorated with rich frames, cartouches and engraved fleurons by Ulin.
Here is the description of the main engravings:
A large unsigned frontispiece-cartouche.
8 large header vignettes depicting:… Read More