Charles PERCIER and Pierre FONTAINE, Giuseppe BORSATO, Raccolta di decorazioni interne che comprende quanto si riferisce all' addobbamento / Collection of interior decorations. Con notevoli giunte di / With supplements by Giuseppe Borsato. Venice, Antonelli, 18431 vol. in-folio: 177p. including false-title and French and Italian titles, 1f. blank, 72-48pl. very rare freckles. Provenance: stamps and bookplate of the engineer-architect Giovanni Paolo di CostantiniItalian edition of the previous work, copiously enlarged, published after Percier's death. Its existence testifies to the long-lasting spread of Empire ornamental tastes throughout Europe.

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