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Le premier [-second] volvme des plus excellents bastiments de France : auquel sont designez les plans de quinze bastiments, & de leur contenu ; ensemble les eleuations & singularitez d'vn chascun.

Accession number
PML 45385
Creator
Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques, active 1549-1584.
Published
Paris : Pour ledit Iacques Androuet, du Cerceau, 1576-79.
Credit line
Gift of Junius S. Morgan and Henry S. Morgan, 1953.
Notes
1st ed.
In vol. 2 the designs of Charleval are by Batiste Androuet, son of the author.
LC copy: Vol. 1: 68 plates (62 double); v.2: 63 plates (59 double).
DDO copy: v. 1, 66 leaves of plates, 62 of which are double; v. 2, 66 leaves of plates, 60 of which are double.
Head and tail pieces: initials.
Description
2 v. in 1. (chiefly plans, plates) ; 42 cm
Provenance
Mrs. J. P. Morgan's collection; stamped at foot of title-page "Ex Bibl. Ios. Ren. Card. Imperialis."
Binding
Old vellum.
Classification
Department