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PERCIER (Charles) & FONTAINE (Pierre-François-Léonard). Palaces, houses and other modern buildings, drawn in Rome. Paris, Ducamp, An 6 - 1798. In-folio, brown half calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Binding very worn, first cover detached. First edition, illustrated with a vignette on the title (depicting medallion portraits of architects Bramante da Urbino, Antonio da Gallo and Baldassar Peruzzi), 2 vignettes in the text and 100 engraved plates on 99 leaves. The drawings are by Percier, the perspectives by Fontaine, and the plans by Bernier. This collection of models had a strong influence on the Empire style. This was the first work to unite the architects Percier and Fontaine, opening up official careers for both authors. Paper slightly yellowed in places, light marginal foxing (or sparse foxing in places), light angular spotting on last few plates.

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PERCIER (Charles) & FONTAINE (Pierre-François-Léonard). Palaces, houses and other modern buildings, drawn in Rome. Paris, Ducamp, An 6 - 1798. In-folio, brown half calf, smooth spine decorated (period binding). Binding very worn, first cover detached. First edition, illustrated with a vignette on the title (depicting medallion portraits of architects Bramante da Urbino, Antonio da Gallo and Baldassar Peruzzi), 2 vignettes in the text and 100 engraved plates on 99 leaves. The drawings are by Percier, the perspectives by Fontaine, and the plans by Bernier. This collection of models had a strong influence on the Empire style. This was the first work to unite the architects Percier and Fontaine, opening up official careers for both authors. Paper slightly yellowed in places, light marginal foxing (or sparse foxing in places), light angular spotting on last few plates.

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