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BARBAULT (Jean) Les Plus beaux édifices de Rome...

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BARBAULT (Jean) Les Plus beaux édifices de Rome moderne, ou Recueil des plus belles vues des principales églises, places, palais, fontaines, &c. qui sont dans Rome. Rome, Blanchard & Gravier, De l'Imprimerie de Komarek, 1763. In-folio, half caramel morocco (modern binding). Beautiful book devoted to the monuments of ancient Rome, by Jean Barbault (1718-1762), a painter and engraver who collaborated with Piranesi and was later one of his main rivals. 44 double-page copper-engraved plates, plus a few views in the text. Insolation on covers.