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MILLON RIVIERA
198
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[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [FINE ARTS]
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198
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[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [FINE ARTS]
See original version (French)
Estimate
€60 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
[ANTIQUE BOOKS] [FINE ARTS]
DUPAIN the Elder [de MONTESSON]:
The Science of Shadows in Relation to Drawing. An essential work for those who wish to draw civil and military architecture, or who intend to pursue painting. In which they will find proven rules for determining the type, shape, length and width of the shadows cast by various objects, and which they produce on horizontal, vertical or inclined surfaces, as well as on vertical, flat, convex or concave surfaces.
Paris. Published by Jombert, 1750.
In 8°. Full marbled sheepskin binding. Ribbed spine, decorated with gilt metal fittings. Cap trim worn away. Corners chipped.
XVI pp., 92 pages, 200 figures spread across 14 folding plates. Title page: ‘The draughtsman in the cabinet and in the army’, 3 pp., followed by pagination resuming from 95 to 168. 4 folding plates, 3 pp. for the Royal Approval and Privilege.
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ID: 89135445
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