[ARCHITECTURE]. ANDROUET du CERCEAU (Jacques). Second livre - Lot 4

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[ARCHITECTURE]. ANDROUET du CERCEAU (Jacques). Second livre - Lot 4
[ARCHITECTURE]. ANDROUET du CERCEAU (Jacques). Second livre d'architectvre [ ] contenant plvsievrs et diverses ordonnances de Cheminees, Lvcarnes, Portes, Fonteines, Puis, & Pauillons, pour enrichir tant le intérieur que le dehors de tous edifices. Aues les desseings de dix Sepultures toutes differentes. A Paris, Imprimé pour Iaques Androvet du Cerceau, 1561. In-folio, soft ivory vellum, traces of lakes (contemporary binding). One title, one leaf with dedication on recto and explanation of plates on verso, & 64 plates (out of 65) including: 20 plates containing "[ ] twenty ordonnances de cheminees [ ]", 12 plates containing "[ ] douze manieres de Lucarnes [ ]", 7 plates (of 8) containing 10 of "[ ] fourteen portes de diuerse ordonnance [ ]", 7 plates containing "[ ] six Fonteines, avec le plan racoursy de chascune d'icelles [ ]", 6 plates containing "[ ] six Puis, chascun avec son plan racoursy [ ]", 6 plates containing " [ ] six Pauillons [ ] dont pourrez cognoistre l'assiete & commodité par le plan d'vn chascun [ ]". plan d'vn chascun [ ]", & 6 plates containing [ ] ten Sepultures [ ]". Copy enriched with four plates of "arcs" from the Quinqve et viginti exempla arcvvm [ ]. (Orléans, 1549): "Larc de Titvs a Romme", "Larc de Veronne. Par Vitrvve larchitectevr", "Arc selon lordre Corinte" & "Larc de Svse", as well as a flying plate (section of dormer window) that appears in the edition edition published the same year by André Wechel. Unidentified bookplate. The second plate of four doors "en plus petit" announced in the preface is lacking; a few small accidents to the binding. binding. A GOOD COPY IN CONTEMPORARY VELLUM.
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