Grundmäßige Anweisung zu den Verzierungen der fenster in fùrhe Regeln verfasset und mit 100 kupffern erläutert ersten theil (together with) Grundmäßige Anweisung zu den Verzierungen der fenster in fùrhe Regeln verfasset und mit 100 kupffern erläutert anderer theil
Nürnberg: Verlegt ünd zü finden beij Joh: Christoph Weigel Kunsthändler, 1740 circa. Leather bound. Full calf with 5 raised bands. See comments for full pagination Title-page, 100 copperplate engravings. VG- scuffing to extremities with the bookplate of the Bibliotheca Blomiana in volume 1, floral endpapers in colors. Item #174038
First volume has title-page, 4 pages of text, followed by 102 copperplate engravings. This part of 102 plates by Fasch has one folding plate numbered 28 and a plate after that numbered 29 which are out-of-order for this book, and are different than the previously bound plates 28 and 29 in this volume. These 102 plates are followed by an addendum or additional part with a title page stating " Neue Faconnirte fenster Inventirt und gezeichnit von Paul Christien Zincken" and with the place of publication and publisher the same as the previous part. This section has 29 numbered copperplate engravings of exterior windows, some with ballustrades. There is not text to this sub-section. Other references make note of 30 plates for this publication, including a folding plate. Closest OCLC match for this is No. 916465045 with a publication date of 1720, but 10 copies with varying publication dates of 1700 to 1740 are found, all in Europe. The second (anderer) volume has no text, title-page appears partly handwritten. 100 plates of windows and their designs, all in copperplate. Together, 231 (of 229 expected) copperplate engravings of architectural details focused on exterior windows. Bookplate removed from Volume 2,
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