Les Edifices Antiques de Rome

Folio, [12], 140 pp and illustrated with 137 copper engravings, many folded representing the monuments and remains of ancient Rome of which 23 are dedicated to the Pantheon but many others to triumphal archs,temples like of Faustina, Antonino, Vesta,and temple of Concordia, Original brown leather binding with spine richly gilt in compartments,red label. A fine edition that was originally printed for the first time in 1682 but due to its success it knew several editions being this one in large paper with wide margins and very fine queality of its engravings.Desdodetz (1653-1728) was an architect who lived in Rome several years where he took hundreds of drawings to carry out the publication of his book on the antiquities of Rome that was sponsored by french prime minister Colbert.