Paris, Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1757. 12mo. xxxxi,+ (blank),+ 84 pp.+ 40 engr. plates, of which 6 are folding. Spotting, leaf 65-66 loose, the title with traces of removed owner?s signature. Somewhat worn contemporary full calf, gilt spine with beige label, red marbled edges. Garcia 3098 note. Furchheim p. 17. Vinet 1715. This is the third edition and not the second as the title claims. The first was published in 1754 and the second in 1755. An English translation was published already in 1753, with only Bellicard given as author. With printed dedication to the marquis de Marigny. The ?Observations? by the French architect J�r�me-Charles Bellicard (1726-86) and the famous engraver and connoisseur Charles-Nicolaus Cochin (1715-90) is an important book in the history of the excavations of Herculaneum. They visited Naples in 1750, on their Grand Tour 1749-51 together with Abel-Fran�ois Poisson de Vandi�res, the marquis de Marigny (brother to madame de Pompadour), the architect Soufflot and abb� Le Blanche. Their book includes a description and a plan of the Basilica - the first published plan over Herculaneum, and a part plan of the theatre. Both these plans are based on sketches made in 1743 by Pierre Bardet de Villeneuve, head of the excavations during 1741-45, who took all his plans and drawings with him when he left Naples. The Royal ban in Naples against measurings and drawings at the excavations was intended to prevent publications like this one! The notebooks and drawings made by Bellicard during the journey are still preserved. Cochin also published a general guidebook to Italy and its art treasures. Seller Inventory # 67371

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Title: Observations sur les antiquit�s d?Herculanum...

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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