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817 - Manière universelle de Mr Desargues, pour pratiquer la persp…

Estimation 120 € - 150 €

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Manière universelle de Mr Desargues, pour pratiquer la perspective par petit-pied, comme le géométral. Ensemble les places et proportions des fortes & foibles touches, teintes ou couleurs. 3 pts in 1 vol., 8vo: engr. title-[16]-1/168 pp., [2] pp.-[169]/184 col., 169/176-193/342-[2-2 bl.] pp. (portrait of M. Larcher missing, marg. dampst. in begin., foxing, sometimes extensive, marg. stain on p. 80 of pt. I, pp. 305-311 mounted in support brown ff., occ. ff. sl. age-toned). - First edition of this pedagogical treatise, inspired by the founder of perspective geometry Girard Desargues (1591-1661) and intended to gradually learn the subtleties of perspective through the support of mathematics. The first part also contains some pages on shadows and shading, the second part is devoted to the perspective of irregular surfaces, and the third part to Desargues' treatise on perspective (1st ed.: 1636) as well as to supplements that he probably wrote. Illustration with 162 (of 163) engravings: allegorical front., engr. dedication (full page) with his arms, title-front. dated 1647, 159 technical plates printed mostly on both sides on 81 ff. (numb. 1-156, pl. 151 and 156 printed twice + engr. "Demonstration" for pl. 156). - Ref. Fowler 56. - Berlin Kat. 4716. - Cicognara 817. - Bound with, same author: Moyen universel de pratiquer la perspective sur les tableaux ou surfaces irrégulières. Ensemble quelques particularitez concernant cet art, & celuy de la graveure en taille-douce. Paris, "ledit" Bosse, 1653. Front.-[2]-75-[1] pp. (same cond., engr. dedication and dedicatory text missing). First edition of the complement to the previous work, focusing on perspective of irregular surfaces, esp. vaults. Illustrated with an allegorical front., an engr. title ("Explications par figures et par discours") and 32 plates on 18 ff. (n. 27 and 32 on double p.). Ref. Kat. Berlin 4718. - Cicognara 820. - Not in Fowler. - Prov. Georges Allix (stamp and label). - Mod. ms. entry.

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