----: The Works Of Raffaelle, Domenichino, Poussin, And Albano, .... , Robert Bowyer, London, 1819.5 volumes bound in 2. 'Consisting of 445 engravings, from pictures painted by those great masters principally for the illustration of the holy scriptures, preceded by the lives of the artists, and by concise notices of their productions. Together with references to the various passages of scripture they are intended to illustrate.' 1st book: i + 16pp +p 13 - 40 (vie de Raphael Sanzio, dit Raphael D'Urbin) + 4p + 72 full pg engraved plates + i + 4p + 8p + 125 full pg engraved plates + i + 22pp + p 13 - 48 (vie de Dominique Zampieri, dit Le Dominiquin) + 4p + 52 full pg engraved plates. 2nd book: i + 23pp + p 12 - 53 (vie de Nicolas Poussin) + 8p + 117 full pg engraved plates + ii + iv + 40pp + ii + 3p (vie de Francesco Albani, dit L'Albane) + 8p + 82 full pg engraved plates. A few plates are folding. Cloth boards, leather spines. Covers little scuffed and rubbed, re-backed. End papers little foxed and fingered. A few text pages heavily foxed. A few plates foxed, some quite heavy. Many plates browned, some quite dark. Inscriptions on title page of both books. But still a clean set. 28x23cms. (Book ref. 1130) £250.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Jane & John Kinnaird , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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