Illustrated "Les plus beaux monuments de Rome ancienne" by Jean Barbault, 1761
Item Details
A folio-sized architectural work comprising a collection of the ‘most beautiful monuments of Ancient Rome.’ Jean Barbault, a contemporary and rival of Piranesi, designed the copper-plate engravings included in this work. The title page features a vignette of ruins and putti, and the work is dedicated to Jean François Joseph de Rochechouart. This volume was a seminal text for the Neoclassical movement, providing detailed visual records of the Pantheon, the Colosseum, and various Roman antiquities.
| Title and Author/Editor | Les plus beaux monuments de Rome ancienne, ou, Recueïl des plus beaux morceaux de l’antiquité romaine qui existent encore (Jean Barbault) |
| Genre | Architecture, Art and Photography, History |
| Illustrator | Jean Barbault (French, 1718–1762) |
| Type of Illustration | Engraving |
| Binding | Leather |
| Publisher or Printer | Chez Bouchard & Gravier |
| Publication Year | 1761 |
| Period | Mid-18th Century, Antique |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Language | French |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- tight binding; cracked hinges with loosening boards; red rot, peeling, cracking, bowing, chips, discoloration, and wear to boards and backstrip; bumped spine and corners; page toning, foxing, and some bookworm damage; graphite markings to front free endpaper; bookplate to front pastedown.
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Item #
ITMGT36656
