Pierre Parrocel (3 results)

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 296. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1886 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: French Pages: 296.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1886 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 295 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 295.

'MAGNORUM SOBOLES REGUM, PARITURAQUE REGES'Triumph of Royal Providence. The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1740: Jupiter and Juno Lucina. Rich Baroque allegory with sea nymphs, satyrs, and Olympian deities in clouds. Likely related to royal birth or divine right of kings.Made by after an anonymous artist.Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 44 x 37.6 cm (17.32 x 14.8 inch). Image size: 43 x 37 cm. (16.93 x 14.57 inch).BAROQUE, ALLEGORY, ROYALTY, BIRTH, MYTHOLOGY, ENGRAVING, DIVINE RIGHT, COURT ART | PCO-B8-45BACKGROUND INFORMATIONFor: 'The Festa della Chinea', which roughly translates as 'Festival of the Wandering Nag', was a historic festival held in Rome bi-annually until the late eighteenth century (1788), in which the viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples was required to pay his homage to the pope. This entailed, among other things, the offering of a white horse ('nag') that formed part of a procession through the streets of Rome.Reference: Gori Sassoli, Mario. Della Chinea e di altre "Macchine di gioia". Apparati architettonici per fuochi d'artificio a Roma nel Settecento. Milan, 1994, no. 30.Biography engraver: Pierre Ignace Parrocel (1702-1775), French, son of Pierre Parrocel (1670-1739). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Horizontal and vertical fold with some paper separation at the folds. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.