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THOUIN, Gabriel.
See original version (French)
139
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THOUIN, Gabriel.
See original version (French)
Estimate €180 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
THOUIN, Gabriel.
[Detailed plans of all types of gardens]
(Paris: published by the author, Vilquin and others, 1820).
Small folio (44 x 29 cm), (2) folios of Preface and 44 plates out of 57, numbered 1 to 50 (excluding 24 and 25; 37; 40; 45; 49). Loose sheets in a 19th-century green half-cloth folder with corner pieces (a few foxing spots on some plates and some edges slightly tarnished or creased, marginal defects including water stains).
A collection of 44 large black-and-white lithographs, mainly by C. Motte after compositions by Gabriel Thouin (1754–1829), and the two-leaf preface containing the ‘Table of the genera, sections and types of gardens’.
Plates 1, 6, 10, 19, 22, 23 and 26 by Bernard and 15, 33, 38 and 39 by Langlumé; plate 43 is unsigned.
A reference work on gardens presenting a wide variety of illustrated designs, including, in particular, a romantic Chinese garden, herb gardens, plans for royal and botanical gardens, an English-style garden orangery and a kitchen garden.
The plates are generally in good condition.
Berlin Cat. 3483.
See original version (French)
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