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83 - LA RUË (Jean-Baptiste de). TREATISE ON THE CUTTING OF STONES…
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LA RUË (Jean-Baptiste de). TREATISE ON THE CUTTING OF STONES, in which, by means of a simple and concise method, one may readily perfect one’s skills in this science. Paris, Royal Printing Office, 1738. Folio, bound in full marbled fawn calfskin, ribbed spine divided into compartments and decorated with gilt fleurons, title label in havana morocco, red edges, marbled paper endpapers (contemporary binding); frontispiece, (8) folios, 185 pp., 73 separate plates (67 numbered and 6 labelled A to F). Tears to the upper cap, lower cap missing with a gap in the leather at the foot of the spine, corners worn, a few small ink stains and scattered foxing spots. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT TREATISE ON STEREOTOMY, reissued in 1738 with the frontispiece dated ‘1738’. This work by Jean-Baptiste de LA RUË (1697–1743), architect and building contractor, is ONE OF THE MAIN FRENCH TREATISES of the 18th century devoted to stone cutting and the art of vault construction. It sets out a geometric and practical method intended for architects, engineers and master masons. The treatise comprises five parts devoted to doors and rear arches, main vaults, trompes, descents and abat-jours, and staircases. It is followed by a ‘Short treatise on stereotomy applied to the cutting of stone’. REMARKABLE INTACHNISED ILLUSTRATION: allegorical frontispiece titleplate engraved by Simon Thomassin after Nicolas Bertin, dated ‘1738 ’ and 73 PLATES engraved by Antoine Coquart, including several fold-out plates (plate XXXIII contains movable elements), some of which are printed on the reverse of other plates or repeated to facilitate simultaneous consultation of the text and illustrations. A CHARMING COPY, complete and in a contemporary binding, of ONE OF THE KEY REFERENCE WORKS ON ARCHITECTURE AND STEREOTOMY IN THE 18TH CENTURY. ¶ Brunet, III, 852 – British Architectural Library, 1765.
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