[Jean MAROT. French Architecture, or A Collection of Plans, - Lot 147

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[Jean MAROT. French Architecture, or A Collection of Plans, - Lot 147
[Jean MAROT. French Architecture, or A Collection of Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Profiles of Churches, Palaces… No place, no date (ca. 1670)]. Folio, brown calfskin, spine with 6 raised bands (contemporary binding). Brunet, III-1465 / Millard, 117. A collection known as the *Grand Marot*, comprising 196 copperplate engravings by Jean Marot, including 21 double-page plates and 8 fold-out plates. Some of the large fold-out plates are composed of multiple copper plates. This copy lacks a title page, as do all copies of the first edition, and does not include the two title leaves mentioned by Millard. Ex-libris of Luisa Sormani Busca. Spine and hinges restored. A hole in one plate has been restored; it does not affect the engraving.
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