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Photo RAGUENET, Antonin. 

RAGUENET, Antonin. 

Les principaux palais de l'exposition universelle de Paris. 

Paris, Eugène Bigot, 1900.
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300 €

First edition.
Complete copy of the 96 architectural plates.

Photo JAUBERT, Pierre (Abbé). 

JAUBERT, Pierre (Abbé). 

Dissertation sur un Temple octogone et plusieurs bas-reliefs trouvez à Cestas. 

Bordeaux, Jean Baptiste Lacorne, 1743.
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600 €

First edition.
Description of a temple, probably early Christian, in Cestas by the local scholar Abbot Jaubert.
The latter identifies it as a temple dedicated to the cult of Cybele. This temple was attached to the old church of Cestas, which has now disappeared. The engravings by Abbot Jaubert representing the plan of the building and the bas-reliefs are therefore the only archaeological traces that remain to us.

Photo VIOLLET- LE-DUC, Eugène. 

VIOLLET- LE-DUC, Eugène. 

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle. 

Paris, Librairies-imprimeries réunies, sd [v. 1880].
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600 €

Reference work comprising more than 5,000 pages and 3,367 woodcuts.
Viollet-le-Duc's project was to make available to the public the historical and practical knowledge available on medieval architecture: by highlighting the principles that had inspired it, this publication would promote the emergence of a "modern" architecture.

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect born on January 27, 1814 in Paris. He died on September 17, 1879 in Lausanne. He is known to the general public for his restorations of medieval buildings. He is also credited with laying the foundations of modern architecture. He was Inspector General of Diocesan Buildings, Member of the Commission of Arts and Religious Buildings (in 1848), etc. Viollet-le-Duc participated in the restoration of many buildings such as the Basilica of Vézelay in 1840, the city of Carcassonne, the Cathedral of Paris, the Château de Pierrefonds, etc.

The 11th volume is an analytical table written by Henri Sabine published in 1889. (binding slightly different).

Photo LASSUS, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine || DARCEL, Alfred. 

LASSUS, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine || DARCEL, Alfred. 

Album de Villard de Honnecourt. 

Paris, Imprimerie impériale, 1858.
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Beautiful facsimile reproduction of the famous manuscript of Villard de Honnecourt, a 13th-century architect.
This manuscript, preserved at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, is a valuable source on the construction techniques and know-how of medieval builders. It contains sketches and notes that reveal the empirical and artistic approach to Gothic architecture. Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus, architect and fervent defender of the revival of medieval art in the 19th century, annotated this publication, which was then finalized by Alfred Darcel after his death.
The work is part of the movement of rediscovery and promotion of Gothic heritage, led in particular by Viollet-le-Duc and his contemporaries.

Photo PICARD, Charles. 

PICARD, Charles. 

- L'ACROPOLE. L'Enceinte - L'entrée, Le Bastion d'Athéna, Niké - Les Propylées.
- L'ACROPOLE. Le plateau supérieur, l'Erechtheion, les annexes sud. 

Paris, Albert Morancé, [1929-1932].
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850 €

First edition.

Photo CHAMPION, E.-A. 

CHAMPION, E.-A. 

Suggestions d'intérieurs modernes. 

Paris, Ch. Massin et Cie, [v. 1925].
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1500 €

First edition.
Georges Champion (1889–1940) was a French decorator and furniture designer. He was born in Chaumont. He was professionally active in Paris. Champion’s designs were known for their sleek lines and modern aesthetic. The Art Deco movement, which was well-liked in the early 20th century, had a significant influence on him. His furniture pieces often featured geometric shapes and bold colours, which made them stand out from more traditional designs. In addition to his work as a furniture designer, Champion was also a skilled decorator. He worked on numerous high-profile projects throughout his career, including the interior design of several Parisian hotels and restaurants.

Photo SCHRAMKE, Theophilus. 

SCHRAMKE, Theophilus. 

Description of the New-York Croton aqueduct : in English, German and French. 

New York, at the authors, 1846.
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1500 €

First edition.
Rare publication on the construction of the Croton Aqueduct.
Following the Cholera epidemic of 1832, the city of New York, whose population was exploding at the time (the most populated city in the United States as early as 1820), decided to build an aqueduct to bring drinking water from the Catskills to the heart of the city.
The construction site, which spanned 40.5 miles (65 kilometers) from 1837 to 1842, was led by John B. Jervis and secured New York's water supply. It was then one of the largest works of hydraulic architecture, linking reservoirs, tunnels, and bridges. The Aqueduct remained in service until 1955.
It was the first of the monumental infrastructures that would make New York a new Rome.

Photo NICERON, Jean-François. 

NICERON, Jean-François. 

La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de : L’optique par la vision directe, la catoptrique, par la réflexion des miroirs plats, cylindriques & coniques, la dioptrique, par la réfraction des crystaux. 

Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638.
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2500 €

First edition.
This work is a treatise on optical illusions and anamorphic perspectives, written by Nicéron, a monk of the order of Minims and mathematician of the 17th century. In it, he explores the principles of geometry applied to perspective, in particular the deformations of images that are only correctly revealed from a certain angle or through a mirror.
La Perspective Curieuse is a major work in the history of visual perception and art, influencing both artists and scientists of its time.
The discussion in the fourth part is particularly famous for being the first reference to the law of refraction developed by Descartes that same year.
A title-frontispiece engraved by Daret.

Photo DUFOUR, Henri. 

DUFOUR, Henri. 

Le Bayon d'Angkor Thom. Bas-Reliefs.
Publiés par les soins de la Commission Archéologique de l'Indochine, d'après les documents recueillis par la Mission Henri Dufour avec la collaboration de Charles Carpeaux. 

Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1910-1913.
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2500 €

The first monograph to reproduce in its entirety the decorative bas-reliefs of the most important Khmer building, the Bayon of Angkor Thom.
The documents it contains were gathered during two archaeological missions entrusted to Henri Dufour.

This rare work is complete in both parts (bas-reliefs of the outer galleries and bas-reliefs of the inner galleries) and includes all the required plates, for a total of 1 general plan, 16 plans (1 per booklet of plates), and 252 plates.

Photo DESGODETZ, Antoine. 

DESGODETZ, Antoine. 

Les Édifices antiques de Rome, mesurés et dessinés très exactement sur les lieux. 

Paris, Claude Antoine Jombert, 1779.
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3000 €

Second edition.
A new edition by Claude Antoine Jombert, who had just acquired the original copperplates from the descendants of the architect.
Antoine Desgodetz was sent to Rome, where he stayed for sixteen months in 1676–1677, to survey and measure ancient monuments with great precision. The purpose was well conceived, as he had already observed discrepancies in the dimensions—and thus the proportions—given in classical works on the subject.
The result was a work of obvious utility and great beauty: Desgodetz’s drawings were engraved by excellent artists, including Louis de Chastillon, Nicolas Guérard, and Jean and Pierre Lepautre. Each plate is accompanied by a facing descriptive notice specifying the measurements of the various elements and pointing out the errors in earlier treatises.
The work was justly admired and underwent several reissues. It is all the more surprising to learn that, unlike most ancient treatises, it has not lost its value: even today’s archaeologists—far more demanding than the amateurs of the past—still recognize its accuracy and usefulness.

A complete copy, with all 137 required plates.

Photo BARBAULT, Jean. 

BARBAULT, Jean. 

Les plus beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore. 

Rome, Bouchard & Gravier, 1761.
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5500 €

First edition of this beautiful collection dedicated to ancient Rome, remarkably illustrated by the painter and engraver Jean Barbault.
117 engravings on 73 leaves, 9 large engraved vignettes in the text, and 1 on the title page.
They depict the principal monuments of antiquity—the Colosseum, the Pantheon, temples, columns, aqueducts, thermal baths, and paintings recently discovered at Herculaneum—some with their plans and bas-relief details.
Several etchings reveal the influence of Piranesi, with whom Barbault collaborated for a time.
The collection presents a true archaeological inventory.

The French painter and engraver Jean Barbault, born in Vienna near Beauvais around 1705, received a scholarship from the Academy of Fine Arts to study in Rome in 1749.
After graduating from the Academy in 1753, he decided not to return to France due to lack of funds and remained in Italy until his death in 1766.

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