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99 - [Italy]. PERCIER, Charles. FONTAINE, P.-F.L.
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[Italy]. PERCIER, Charles. FONTAINE, P.-F.L. Palaces, Houses, and Other Modern Buildings Sketched in Rome; published in Paris, Year 6 of the French Republic. Paris: Ducamp, printed by Baudouin, 1798. Folio, 7-3 pp., 100 plates on 99 ff., 40 pp., printed on laid paper. Marbled tan sheepskin of the period, double blind-stamped border on the covers, plain spine, blind-stamped lines, red title label, gilt title, laid paper endpapers (binding heavily rubbed, slight foxing more pronounced on the first folios but fairly marginal, slight oxidation of the paper). First edition. Full margins. An emblematic collection of the Neoclassical style, bringing together 100 line-engraved plates depicting views, elevations, and plans of Roman buildings, based on drawings by Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1764–1838) in collaboration with Claude-Louis Bernier (1755–1830). Accompanied by an explanatory text by Léon Dufourny. This work marks the collaboration between Napoleon’s two favorite architects. In it, Percier and Fontaine lay the foundations of the Empire style and propose a new type of layout for architectural works. Provenance: André Lurçat, architect.
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