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Elemente. 2x 4 sheets. fire, water, earth, air. 8 (4 col.) text engravings by J.U.Krauss from: Tapisseries du Roy... Königlich Französische Tapezereyen bei J. Koppmayer, Augsburg probably 1st half of the 18th century. Sheet size between 24.5 x 20.5 and 31.5 x 20.5 cm. Each with French and German text and mottoes. 2 sheets engraved with loss of text below, the others full-page. Mounted under 5 mounts. Cf. Faber du Four 1846, the first edition published 1687 - The plates are present: I (smoke-barrel), III (lake-tower), VI (paradise-bird), VII (bee-king), IX (lake), XI (stream), XIV (Dannen-tree), XV (shepherd's staff). Present. W. margins partly foxed, not from the 1710 edition.
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