Bibliografia storico-critica dell architettura civile ed arti subalterne… Vol. 1 [-4].

COMOLLI, Angelo Giovanni

Published by Roma [Rome], Stamperia Vaticana, 1788-1792., 1788

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THE FIRST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS (BRESLAUER & FOLTER 10). COMOLLI, Angelo Giovanni. Bibliografia storico-critica dell architettura civile ed arti subalterne… Vol. 1 [-4]. Rome, Stamperia Vaticana, 1788-1792. FIRST EDITION. 4to, 4 vols: [2], XIV, [4], 330, [2] pp., with half-title and fold-out table; IV, 380 pp.; [4], 316 pp.; IV, 318, [2] pp. Inscription towards top corner of 1st vol. s t-p: Ing.re G. Balzaretto. Ownership stamp with monogram to foot of all 4 t-ps. Bound in contemporary half cream leather and patterned paper. All edges sprinkled in red. An excellent copy, crisp and clean, of this important architectural bibliography. First edition of "the first bibliography of architectural books and the earliest that can properly be described as a bibliography of literature on art. It was planned on a vast scale but remained unfinished owing to the author's premature death; even so, it is still of use" (Breslauer & Folter 10). The work serves as a history of architectural criticism, and indexes early architectural literature. Author and title indexes are found at the end of the volumes. Seller Inventory # ABE-1651399672466

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Title: Bibliografia storico-critica dell ...

Publisher: Roma [Rome], Stamperia Vaticana, 1788-1792.

Publication Date: 1788

Binding: Rilegato

Condition: quasi ottimo

Edition: prima edizione