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182 - Mesange, M. Traité de charpenterie et de bois de toutes especes. Avec une Tarif général de Bois de toutes sortes de longueurs & grosseurs, dans un goût nouveau, & un dictionnaire des termes de la Charpenterie. 2 vols. Paris, Jombert, 1753. XII, 463 pp.; 6 leaves, 569 pages, 3 leaves. With 23 folded engraved plates by F. Baillieul. Contemporary leather bindings with rich gilt spines (scuffed, corners and joints restored).
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Mesange, M. Traité de charpenterie et de bois de toutes especes. Avec une Tarif général de Bois de toutes sortes de longueurs & grosseurs, dans un goût nouveau, & un dictionnaire des termes de la Charpenterie. 2 vols. Paris, Jombert, 1753. XII, 463 pp.; 6 leaves, 569 pages, 3 leaves. With 23 folded engraved plates by F. Baillieul. Contemporary leather bindings with rich gilt spines (scuffed, corners and joints restored). UCBA pages 1358; not in the catalogue of the Ornament Engraving Collection Berlin. - Only edition of this rare handbook on timber construction and carpentry. The plates show roof trusses, bridges, windmills (4), barns, etc. - Mesange (1693-1758) was librarian of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and published other works on the subject. - Volume 2 contains the comprehensive Tarif généralé des bois de charpente; the dictionary of timber construction can be found in Volume 1 from page 375. - Engraved bookplate 'Ex Bibliotheca Arcis Ossolinensis', by Josef Maximilian Count Ossolinski (1748-1826), important Polish librarian and book collector, prefect of the Vienna Court Library from 1809.
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