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Renaissance architecture. The Château de Blois (exterior and interior): ensembles and details. Ornamental sculpture, painted decorations, fireplaces, hangings, ceilings, tiles. Historical and descriptive text by E. Le Nail

General Library of Architecture. Ducher & Cie, Paris, 1875. 

Original Edition. 35 photoglypties (Woodburytypes) from photographs by Mieusement, 12 chromolithography plates, 16 p. Folio. 

Photographic tour of the Château de Blois by Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, a famous French photographer of architectural views. 

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Red leather half-binding with corners, spine with 6 raised bands on boxes decorated with crowned peacocks and dragons. Large Clear waterstaining on the first sheets containing the text and on the windings, the plates following the text are in perfect condition. 

Very complete with text and plates including the superb photographs of Mieusement in large formats and with perfect contrast. 

This book is part of the incunabula of works illustrated by Photography. 

Renaissance architecture. The Château de Blois (exterior and interior): ensembles and details. Ornamental sculpture, painted decorations, fireplaces, hangings, ceilings, tiles. Historical and descriptive text by E. Le Nail Original Edition. 35 photoglypties (Woodburytypes) from photographs by Mieusement, 12 chromolithography plates, 16 p. Folio.  Photographic tour of the Château de Blois by Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, a famous French photographer of architectural views.  Red leather half-binding with corners, spine with 6 raised bands on boxes decorated with crowned peacocks and dragons. Large Clear waterstaining on the first sheets containing the text and on the windings, the plates following the text are in perfect condition.  Very complete with text and plates including the superb phot