Description
CLARAC (Count F. de). MUSÉE DE SCULPTURE ANTIQUE ET MODERNE ou Description historique et graphique du Louvre et de toutes ses parties [etc.] Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1841-1851 for the text, 1836-1853 for the atlases. Six large volumes in-8 for the text and 5 volumes in-4 Italian style for the atlases, half havana leather, spine ribbed, cold-bound, gilt title (Binding of the period). ORIGINAL EDITION of this IMPORTANT AND RARE WORK which comprises six volumes of text (there are in fine of volume VI plates in-8 numbered from 1 to 24 and from 57 to 61 on Greek and Roman inscriptions) and 6 volumes of plates bound in 5 volumes containing more than a thousand plates (plates numbered from 1 to 1136, with numerous plates bis, ter, etc.).Some plates seem to be missing (the first atlas was bound without plates 4 and 5 for example), but some plates appear with duplicate numbers which makes collation problematic. As is. ¶ Brunet, II, 78, "Important collection."
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CLARAC (Count F. de). MUSÉE DE SCULPTURE ANTIQUE ET MODERNE ou Description historique et graphique du Louvre et de toutes ses parties [etc.] Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1841-1851 for the text, 1836-1853 for the atlases. Six large volumes in-8 for the text and 5 volumes in-4 Italian style for the atlases, half havana leather, spine ribbed, cold-bound, gilt title (Binding of the period). ORIGINAL EDITION of this IMPORTANT AND RARE WORK which comprises six volumes of text (there are in fine of volume VI plates in-8 numbered from 1 to 24 and from 57 to 61 on Greek and Roman inscriptions) and 6 volumes of plates bound in 5 volumes containing more than a thousand plates (plates numbered from 1 to 1136, with numerous plates bis, ter, etc.).Some plates seem to be missing (the first atlas was bound without plates 4 and 5 for example), but some plates appear with duplicate numbers which makes collation problematic. As is. ¶ Brunet, II, 78, "Important collection."
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