Jean Nicolas Louis Durand - Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre - complet 66 planches gravées - ca. 1870
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Durand, Jean Nicolas Louis — Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre, complete 66 engraved plates, circa 1870, a large folio (67 × 51 cm) in portfolio binding, published circa 1870 by Vincent, Fréal & Cie, Paris, in French, 66 engravings with tables, interior well preserved.
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Large folio (67 × 51 cm).
19th-century reprint, published by Vincent, Fréal & Cie, Paris, circa 1870.
Complete copy with 66 engraved plates, including tables.
Sharp impressions on strong paper, well preserved.
Major work by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, professor at the École Polytechnique, offering for the first time a systematic typological comparison of major buildings from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, all drawn to the same scale.
A landmark publication in the history of architecture and 19th-century academic teaching.
Condition: original portfolio, interior very well preserved; plates clean, complete, and only lightly affected by age.
Rare in complete condition. Highly sought after by architects, collectors, and institutions.
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Grand in-folio (67 × 51 cm).
19th-century reissue, Vincent, Fréal & Cie, Paris, around 1870.
Complete copy of 66 engraved plates, with tables.
High-quality print on thick paper, well preserved.
A major work by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, professor at the École Polytechnique, which for the first time proposed a systematic typological comparison of the great buildings of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, all drawn to the same scale.
A key work in the history of 19th-century architecture and academic teaching.
Original state: original portfolio, interior very well preserved, clean, complete, and minimally affected by time.
Rare in complete condition. Sought after item by architects, collectors, and institutions.
No content provided for translation.
Large folio (67 × 51 cm).
19th-century reprint, published by Vincent, Fréal & Cie, Paris, circa 1870.
Complete copy with 66 engraved plates, including tables.
Sharp impressions on strong paper, well preserved.
Major work by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, professor at the École Polytechnique, offering for the first time a systematic typological comparison of major buildings from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, all drawn to the same scale.
A landmark publication in the history of architecture and 19th-century academic teaching.
Condition: original portfolio, interior very well preserved; plates clean, complete, and only lightly affected by age.
Rare in complete condition. Highly sought after by architects, collectors, and institutions.
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Grand in-folio (67 × 51 cm).
19th-century reissue, Vincent, Fréal & Cie, Paris, around 1870.
Complete copy of 66 engraved plates, with tables.
High-quality print on thick paper, well preserved.
A major work by Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, professor at the École Polytechnique, which for the first time proposed a systematic typological comparison of the great buildings of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, all drawn to the same scale.
A key work in the history of 19th-century architecture and academic teaching.
Original state: original portfolio, interior very well preserved, clean, complete, and minimally affected by time.
Rare in complete condition. Sought after item by architects, collectors, and institutions.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Architecture
Book Title
Recueil et parallèle des édifices de tout genre - complet 66 planches gravées - ca. 1870
Author/ Illustrator
Jean Nicolas Louis Durand
Condition
Very good
Height
67 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
51 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Vincent, Fréal & Cie
Binding/ Material
Portfolio
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
66
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