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ROSSI, Domenico de

Studio d'Architettura civile sopra di Ornamenti di Porte e Finistre ... / Hohe-Schul Burgerlicher Bau-Kunst. Ueber die Zierathen der Thore, Thüren, und Fenster ...
Augsburg
J.U. Krauss
n.d. (1716)
€300 - €400

In-folio, with engraved calligraphic title, engraved frontispiece and 51 (4 double page) engraved plates, numb. 1-53. The finely engraved plates by Johann Melchior Krauss depict architectural designs (doorways, windows, staircases...) from various palaces and churches in Rome. I.a. Palazzi Farnese, Barbarino, Chigi, Guistiniani, and Collegio di Propaganda Fide. Among the architects Michelangelo, A. da S. Callo, G.L. Bernini, Raffael Santio, P. Berrettini, F. Borromini, and G. Fontana. Text in Italian and German. First 9 plates with light dampstaining at bottom, small marginal wormholes at the end. Contemporary vellum binding, red edges

First German edition. Ref. Thieme-B. XXI, 441 (under Krauss). Compare Fowler 339 (ed. Rome 1699). Not in Berlin Ornamentst. Kat. Berlin