Description | 19th century prints mostly views or studies of older buildings all except one published in France.
1 (A) Italian steel engraving measured drawing of an altar in the Basilica of St Mark, Mascoli.
2-10 (B) French steel engravings of Italian architecture, all measured, possibly all from the same publication. Included are some plans, elevations, sections, details and views of mainly Renaissance churches, palaces and villas.
11 French lithograph from a drawing by Berain of unidentified highly decorative tops of columns.
12-13 French lithographs from the series “Le Moyen Age Pittoresque” published by Veith & Hauser, Paris, lithographed by Monthelier and Ronarge: a 15th c. fountain in Basle, and a 15th-16th century chapel in Westminster Abbey, London.
14 Fine French wood engraving by Devilliens from a drawing by Chapuy of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (but not named) c. 1840, showing damage by rioters and surrounding medieval buildings.
15 French etching by Georgette Sulpis of a view of a court in Chantilly Chateau, France. Published by the Moniteur des Architectes, 1891. |