3 volumes. Additional illustrated title page, double-page map, portrait, and 354 engraved plates. (Folio) 51x39.5 cm (20x15½") later red half calf and cloth.
Paul Letarouilly's masterpiece, Edifices de Rome Moderne, has been hailed as the one of the most beautiful books on Renaissance architecture ever published. Letarouilly devoted more than 3 decades to drawing the plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details of the gardens, convents, palaces, and churches of Renaissance Rome. His keen observational ability and immaculate drawing skills make this work an indispensable source. Property of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Northern California Chapter, sold for the benefit of this organization.
Condition:
Bindings worn; some soiling in margins, some edge wear to plates, a few with long tears, most with old repairs; map with linen repairs at edges; good.