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Preißler, Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic, Oder Gründlich-verfasste Reguln

Preißler, Johann Daniel / Preißler, Georg Martin.

Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic, Oder Gründlich-verfasste Reguln deren man sich als einer Anleitung zu berühmter Künstlere (sic) Zeichen-Wercken bestens bedienen kan (sic). [Drei Werke in sechs Teilen auf zwei Bände verteilt !] Vier Theile inclusive dem vierten “Fortsetzungsband”. Zwei Anhänge angebunden – Anhang I: L’Anatomia Deipittori del Signore Carlo Cesio, das ist: deutliche Anweisung und gründliche Vorstellung von der Anatomie der Mahler (sic), wie in den Gliedern des menschlichen Leibs die vornehmste Gebeine und Musculn, nach ihren Namen, Stellen, Anfängen und Enden, auch fordersten Verrichtungen, bey ihren unterschiedlichen Bewegungen und Handlungen zu erkennen, anzusehen und vorzustellen seyn; anfänglich von dem Kunst=berühmten Meister Carlo Cesio in netten und deutlichen Tabellen, auch kurtzen, doch gründlichen in Italiänischer Sprache beygefügten Erklärungen an das Licht gegeben: Nun aber zu mehrern Aufnahm der Mahler= und Zeichen=Kunst in das Teutsche getreulich übersetzet mitgetheilet von Johann Daniel Preißlern, der Nürnbergischen Kunstmahler=Academie Directore bey welchem sie auch zu finden. / Anhang II: Gründliche Anleitung welcher man sich im Nachzeichnen schöner Landschafften oder Prospecten bedienen kan (sic), den Liebhabern der Zeichen-Kunst mitgetheilet und eigenhändig in Kupfer gebracht, von Johann Daniel Preißler. Mit 104 Kupfertafeln von Georg Martin Preißler.

Mischauflage (vierte bis siebente Auflage). 5 Teile in 2 Bänden (vollständig). Nürnberg, Kunst-Mahler-Academie, 1747-1780. Folio. Band I enthält die Teile 1-3 mit der Vorrede und dem “Nöthigen Vorbericht” aufgeteilt auf die ersten zwei Teile. Paginierung: Teil I: (2 Bll.), 19 ganzseitige Kupfertafeln / Teil II: (5 Bll.), 18 ganzseitige Kupfertafeln / Teil III: (4 Bll.), 17 ganzseitige Kupfertafeln, (3 Bll.). Eine Kupfer in einer Ecke minimal beschmutzt. Band II enthält den vierten “Fortsetzungs” – Band und im Anhang das Werk von Carlo Cesio. Paginierung: Teil IV: (4 Bll.), 18 ganzseitige Kupfertafeln / ANHANG I: L’Anatomia Deipittori / Anatomie der Mahler – Paginierung: (2 Bll.), 16 ganzseitige Kupfer (im Stile Vesalius’ und Eustachius’) / Anhang II: Nachzeichnen schöner Landschaften – Paginierung: (2), 16 ganzseitige Kupfertafeln // Wunderschöne Halblederbände des späten 18.Jahrhunderts oder frühen 19.Jahrhunderts. Das Halbleder auf fünf unechten Bünden mit zweifarbigen Rückenschildchen und reicher Rückenvergoldung. Exzellenter Erhaltungszustand mit nur einem der Kupferstiche mit minimaler Verschmutzung. Eine der schönsten Ausgabe einer Malerschule die wir je gesehen haben.

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Charles Rollin, The History of the Arts and Sciences of Antients (Illustrated Edition of 1768)

Rollin, Mr. [Charles].

The History of the Arts and Sciences of Antients [with all 52 plates complete] – Under the following Heads : In Three Volumes. Volume I: Agriculture, Commerce, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, the Art Military / Volume II: Art Military, Grammar, Philology, Rhetoric, Poetry / Volume III: Poetry, History, Eloquence, Philosophy, Civil Law, Metaphysics and Physics, Physic, Botany, Chymistry [Chemistry], Anatomy, Mathematics, Geometry, Astronomy, Arithmetic, Geography and Navigation. By Mr. Rollin, Late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French. The Second Edition. Illustrated with Fifty-two [52] Copper Plates, representing the Civil and Military Architecture of the Antients, their Temples, Machines, Engines of War, Painting, &c.

3 Volumes (complete set). London, Printed for J. and F. Rivington, 1768. Octavo. Volume I: [12], 374 pages with 12 plates (as called for) / Volume II: [4], 360 pages with 40 plates (as called for) [pages 71 – 74 and the two plates these two pages are holding, loosely inserted], [Plate on page 104 loosely inserted] / Volume III: [4], 516 pages including a thorough Index. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spines of all three Volumes. All Volumes in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. All Volumes firm and all plates complete and in really excellent condition and strong imprints. All plates folded beautifully without tears ! From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. Rare in this complete and excellent condition. It is common to find this work with plates missing which makes this complete set extremely scarce.

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Collection of 60 books on the History of Textiles, Fabrics, Interior Design, Arts & Crafts for Interior Design and Classical as well as Modern Furniture for Historical and Modern Architecture. The col

Schoeser, Mary / Rufey, Celia / Wrey, Lady Caroline / Heath, Adrian & Ditte / Calloway, Stephen and many others.

Collection of 92 important books and smaller publications on Interior Design with books on the History of Textiles, Fabrics, Interior Design Styles of different countries, Arts & Crafts for Interior Design and Classical as well as Modern Furniture for Historical and Modern Architecture. The collection comes from the two libraries of a furniture historian and textile historian. The collection includes: 1. Mark Girouard – Sweetness and Light – The Queen Anne Movement 1860 – 1900 / 2. Gerhard Bott – Art Nouveau / Jugendstil / 3. Country House Lighting – Temple Newsam Country House Studies / 4. The Fashionable Fire Place / 5. Mary Schoeser & Celia Rufey – English and American Textiles / 6. Pentagon Informal Design / 7. Adrian & Ditte Heath with Aage Lund Jensen – 300 Years of Industrial Design / 8. Gideon Bosker – Michele Mancini – John Gramstad – Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s and other Terrific Textiles of the 20s, 30s and 40s / 9. Arabian Ornament from the 12th to the 18th century / 10. Michael Johnson – Problem solved – A Primer in design and communication / 11. Edward Booth-Clibborn – Design a la Minale Tattersfield – A unique philosophy applied to all aspects of design (Graphics / Corporate Identities / Interior & Retail Design / Packaging & Products / Furniture) / 12. The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair / 13. Sembach – Leuthaeuser – Goessel – Meubeldesign van de 20ste eeuw / 14. Tim & Quentin Newark Brassey’s Book of Camouflage / 15. Alice Kaufman and Christopher Selser – The Navajo Weaving Tradition 1650 to the Present / 16. Sarah E. Braddock and Marie O’Mahony – Techno Textiles – Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design / 17. Jon Catleugh – William de Morgan Tiles / 18. Historic Paper Hangings from Temple Newsam and other English Houses / 19. Kate Wells – Fabric Dyeing & Printing / 20. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill – Classic Fabrics / 21. Jenny Ridgwell – A-Z of Textiles Technology / 21. Laura Ashley – Complete Guide to Home Decorating / 22. David Linley – Design and Detail in the Home / 23. Karen Howes – Vacation Homes and Perfect Weekend Hideaways / 24. Josephine Ryan – French Home / 25. Caroline Seebohm and Christopher Simon Sykes – English Country – Living in England’s Private Houses / 26. John Cornforth – The Inspiration of the Past – Country House Taste in the 20th century / 27. Barbara & Rene Stoeltie – Country Houses of England / 28. A Treatise and General Primer on the Properties of Early American Paints / 29. Clarence P. Hornung – Treasury of American Design (Two Volumes in One) / 30. Maggie Stevenson – Architectural Details – A Home Source Book of Interior Fixtures from Taps to Tiles, Doors to Floors / 31. Michael Snodin and John Styles – Design & The Decorative Arts (Britain 1500-1900) / 32. The Victorian Catalogue of Household Goods – A complete Compendium of over five thousand items to furnish and decorate the Victorian Home / 33. Armelle Baron – Axel Vervoordt – Timeless Interiors / 34. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill – Classic English Interios / 35. Bill Laws – Irish Country Style – A Celebration of Ireland’s Enduring Charms / 36. Traditional Paint News (4 Volumes) / 37. A Directory of Authentic Renovation – Putting Back the Style / 38. Lars Sjoeberg and Ursula Sjoeberg – The Swedish Room / 39. Sally Griffiths – Nina Campbell on Decorating / 40. Margaret and Alexander Potter – Interiors / 41. Suzanne Slesin a.o. – Spanish Style / 42. Katrin Cargill – Swedish Style / 43. Monisha Bharadwaj – Inside India – Quintessential Indian Style / 44. Lady Caroline Wrey – The Complete Book of Bedroom Elegance with over 30 projects for stylish soft furnishings / 45. Stephen Calloway – The House of Liberty – Masters of Style & Decoration / 46. Jocasta Innes – The New Paint Magic / 47. Melanie Fleischmann – In the Neoclassic Style – Empire, Biedermeier and the Contemporary Home / 48. The Laura Ashley Book of Home Decorating by Elizabeth Dickson & Margaret Colvin / 49. The Ideal Home – Volume XXIX (12 Issues – for example with Art Deco Interior Design essays and images for the whole year of 1934) / 50. Fire Earth – 1000 Years of Tiles in Europe / 51. Elizabeth Eames – English Medieaval Tiles / 52. Elizabeth Eames – Medieval Craftsmen – English Tiles / 53. – Lee Allane – Kilims – A Buyer’s Guide / 54. Don Dedera – Navajo Rugs / 55. Caroline Davidson – A Woman’s Work is never Done – A History of Housework in the British Isles 1650 – 1950 / 56. Manual of Housekeeping – A practical Guide to the conservation of historic houses and their contents / 57. Mary Schoeser – Fabrics and Wallpapers – 20th century design / 58. The Language of the Fan / 59. Geoffrey Beard – The English House Interior / 60. Going for a song: English Furniture – Arthur Negus talks to Max Robertson / 61. Buyer’s Guide to Contemporary British Textiles for the Interior / 62. Colour – Making and Using Dyes and Pigments / 63. George Savage – Porcelain through the Ages / 64. Elizabeth Burthon – The Early Victorians at Home / 65. Adrian Fisher and Diana Kingham – Mazes / 66. Sylvia Katz – Early Plastics / 67. Hans van Lemmen – Victorian Tiles / 68. Hans van Lemmen – Delftware Tiles / 68. Kenneth Beaulah – Church Tiles of the nineteenth Century / 69. Hans van Lemmen – Tiled Furniture / 70. Clare Taylor – Wallpaper / 71. Elizabeth Gale – From Fibres to Fabrics / 72. Jessica M.F. Rutherford – The Royal Pavilion – The Palace of George IV / 73. FLOS – Design Catalogue / 74. Catrine Clay – Princess to Queen (Pictorial Biography of Elizabeth II. with several images of interior design and her personal fashion) / 75. John Goode – Irish Ceramics / 76. Fay Sweet – SOURCE – an internet directory of modern interior design / 77. Barbara Winbfield – The Complete Book of Home Details / 78. John Pym – Merchant Ivory’s English Landscape Rooms, Views and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes / 79. Chic Simple Components: “Bath” / 80. Charles W. Jacobsen – Check Points on How to Buy Oriental Rugs / 81. Ingo Maurer – Systeme Catalogue / 82. Mitchell Beazley – Period Details Sourcebook / 83. Esther Meynell – Portrait of William Morris / 84. Charles L. Eastlake – Hints on Household Tase – The Classic Handbook of Victorian Interior Decoration / 85. Exhibition Design / 86. Irish Brooke – A History of English Costume / 87. James Laver – A Concise History of Costume / 88. Gail Greet Hannah – Elements of Design – Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships / 89. Maggie Toy – Practically Minimal – Inspirational Ideas for Twenty-First Century Living / 90. Patricia Frost – Collecting Textiles / 91. Susan Lasden – Victorians at Home / 92. Pierre Moulin – Pierre Le Vec and Linda Dannenberg – Pierre Deux’s French Country – A Style and Source Book /

London etc., Thames and Hdson and other Publishers, c.1960 – 2000. Quarto. More than 5000 pages with illustrations. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. This collection is heavy and needs special shipping costs applied depending on the destination.

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