Wendelin DIETTERLIN. On the Architecture of the Arrangement, - Lot 121

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Wendelin DIETTERLIN. On the Architecture of the Arrangement, - Lot 121
Wendelin DIETTERLIN. On the Architecture of the Arrangement, Symmetry, and Proportion of the Five Columns, and All Artistic Work Derived Therefrom: Windows, Fireplaces, Doorways, Portals, Fountains, and Epitaphs… Nuremberg, Hubrecht and Balthasar Caymor, 1598. Small folio, contemporary vellum, traces of lacing. Brunet, II-706 /// 198f. (of 209) Partially original edition and first complete edition of the five books of this work on architecture, featuring etched designs of fountains, doors, windows, ornaments, etc. 5 engraved title pages, a portrait of the author, and 184 (of 195) plates, all full-page except for one half-page plate. 10 plates are mounted in pairs to form 5 fold-outs (187–188, 196–197, 202–203, 204–205, and 206–207). The first and second books were published in 1593 and 1595. Handwritten bookplates by Johann Dietrich Bredehörst, August Raugrav von Wackerbarth, and Alexandre Benois. 11 plates are missing (nos. 36, 42, 86, 87, 125, 126, 133, 168, 171, 208, and 209). The binding is discolored and stained, with some water stains; 2 fold-out plates have been repaired.
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