A magnificent, profusely illustrated sammelband, consisting mainly of (more than 300) large engraved and etched plates, comprising several major architectural treatises - including the masterpiece of the mannerist architecture Wendel Dietterlin and three important suites by Vredeman de Vries- augmented with an additional three rare series of plates of architectural elements and ornaments.
Antwerp, Nuremberg, and elsewhere: various printers, 1557-, 1604.
Price: $45,000.00
Bound in 17th c. stiff vellum (boards soiled, small defects to the corners and hinges.) The contents are in overall excellent condition with only minor flaws (a few damp-stains -mainly mild and almost always outside of the plate-, occ. light soiling, a handful of plates with light wash to give...