MAGNAN, Dominique - Lot 98

MAGNAN, Dominique La Città di Roma, ovvero breve descrizione di questa superba città Rome, Monaldini, Quojani, Settari, 1779 A CHARMING COPY BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY DOMINOTÉ PAPER: LA ROME DES LUMIÈRES. First edition in Italian. The original edition had appeared the previous year, in French. Engraved title in a frame, armorial vignette at the head of the dedication 4 volumes in-folio (435 x 285 mm) COLLATION : (I) : 18 ff. n. ch., 34 pl. ; (II) : iv pp., 4 ff. n. ch., 78 pl. ; (III) : 17 ff., 32 pl. ; (IV) : 25 ff., 38 pl. ILLUSTRATION: 182 engraved plates depicting 385 views, plans, monuments and sculptures of Rome ITALIAN BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. Havana basane spines and corners, long spines decorated with fleurons, floral dominoté paper, untrimmed. PROVENANCE: La Flachère (trace of bookplate) -- Marcel Nicolle (1871-1934, art dealer, historian and curator; handwritten bookplate) -- Roger Peyrefitte (Paris, III, 1977, no. 58; bookplate) -- Bibliothèque C. et J. R. (Paris, November 29, 2011, no. 56) Marks of use to binding, small marginal tears to leaves without reaching the figures. Père Magnan (1731-1796), of Provençal origin, was superior of the Minimes convent at Trinité des Monts. "Of all works of this kind, it contains the most order and method; the judgments made on monuments, statues and paintings are exact and full of taste" (Hoefer). BIBLIOGRAPHY : Brunet, V, col. 1235 WEBOGRAPHY: for Hœfer: https://archive.org/details/nouvellebiograph32hoef/page/n367/mode/2up