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Diverses figures a l'eau forte de petits amours, anges vollants, et enfans, propre a mettre sur frontons portes et autres lieux.

Diverses figures a l'eau forte de petits amours, anges vollants, et enfans, propre a mettre sur frontons portes et autres lieux.

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Diverses figures a l'eau forte de petits amours, anges vollants, et enfans, propre a mettre sur frontons portes et autres lieux.

by FARINATO, PAOLO

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A Paris, chez A. Jombert, 1736. 4to. (page size 215 x 270 mm, most plates about 170 x 125 mm). 30 leaves of numbered engraved plates (22 plates of cupids - including engraved title, 8 plates of masks). Plus, bound as preliminaries, are the engraved titlepage and the second plate of Abraham Bosse's Differents Manières de Dessiner et Peindre. Later 3/4 buckram with marbled boards. Buckram a bit soiled. Plate 13 cut a bit short and plate 18 with a stain in the upper margin, not affecting the plate.

Re-issue of this appealing series of engravings by Abraham Bosse after designs by the Italian artist and draughtsman Paolo Farinato (1524 - 1606). Farinati's chiaroscuro drawings were often used as 'modelli'. The first edition was published in 1644. The highly decorative images were intended to be copied as wall decoration, door headings, etc. They show cupids and angels with swags of flowers, bows and arrows, cornucopiae, grape vines, etc. On this work Join-Lambert & Préaud say: "Bosse avait commencé sa carrière d'illustrateur en gravant des planches pour des ouvrages intéressant l'architecture... Poursuivant à son compte la diffusion de modèles de décoration par les estampes, Bosse éditait lui-même en 1644 un recueil de dessins d'ornement dus a Paolo Farinati, dont il avait gravé les trente planches qui offraient des figures d'amours, de masques et des enfants, tous propres à entrer dans des compositions ornamentales." Our copy has two plates bound in as preliminaries and Join-Lambert & Préaud say on this: "Aussi est-il probable que le traité n'ait pas été imprimé sous la forme projetée par Bosse et que le texte, notamment, en soit perdu. Pour autant, la réalisation des cuivres devait être avancée, et un recueil publiée par Jombert en 1737 comme étant le livre de Bosse pour apprendre à dessiner rassemble des estampes qu'on attribue vollontiers pour leur majeure partie à Bosse..."
[Kat. Ornam. Berlin 4355; Join-Lambert & Préaud, Abrahm Bosse, Savant Graveur, 2004, pp 43/44 & p. 288]

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Bookseller
Knuf Rare Books FR (FR)
Bookseller's Inventory #
100877A
Title
Diverses figures a l'eau forte de petits amours, anges vollants, et enfans, propre a mettre sur frontons portes et autres lieux.
Author
FARINATO, PAOLO
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Place of Publication
Paris
Date Published
1736
Weight
0.00 lbs

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About Knuf Rare Books

Knuf Rare books was founded in the 1950s by Frits Knuf in the Netherlands.  After an apprenticeship with Frits I took over the firm in 1996 which we then moved to France in 2001 where we are still based. The business is run from our home in Lavardin, one of the most beautiful villages of France located  in the Loire Valley, that can easily be reached from Paris. Visitors are most welcome, but by appointment please. I am interested in the History of the Book and have a good inventory of rare and uncommon printed books, ephemeral items, prints and manuscripts from the incunable period to the twentieth century. My stock is especially strong in early auction- and library catalogues, type specimens, continental printer’s and engravers manuals, calligraphy manuals. Another interest is early continental architecture books and early art auction catalogues. Every year I issue two fully illustrated and annotated printed catalogues that are sent out upon request. In addition to that I also send out short email lists every week with a selection of books about books from our stock. And of course, I exhibit at several major international book fairs, such as New York, Boston and Paris. We work mainly with institutional customers, and are happy to discuss special institutional requirements. I adhere strictly to the professional standards and code of conduct of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM),  and the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE) to which I belong. I have been an international rare book dealer for over 25 years and am a member of the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. If you want to buy or sell single books or whole collections, have an expert valuation or if would just like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Marbled boards
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First Edition
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Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Buckram
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