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ROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERS

Description: Fabulous old book; The Art of Painting, With The Lives and Characters of above 300 of the most Eminent Painters: Containing a Complete Treatise of Painting, Designing, And The Use of Prints. With Reflexions on the Works of the most Celebrated Masters, and of the several Schools of Europe, as well ancient as modern. Being the most perfect Work of the Kind extant. Translated from the French of Monsieur De Piles. To which is added, An Essay towards an English School. There is no frontispiece on the book, so through using clues throughout the book, I have managed to find out exactly what it is - the only thing I'm not so sure of is what edition it is. No clues to say it's a later edition, so maybe it's the first english? I have found out most details about it through this website, which looks like it is the same book which is held by the RA. Here's a link to the details I found;https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/the-art-of-painting-with-the-lives-and-characters-of-above-300-of-the-most The front and back covers are loose, as are the end papers at the back, but up to the index page loose at front, so that is 7 pages loose and the frontispiece missing. I don't think anything else is missing, apart from that though. The rest of the binding to the pages is excellent. Leather cover with gold around the edge. Title panel on top of spine reading 'de piles on painting', although it is worn so you can't see all of the first word - hence the detective trail! It measures approx 21 x 13 x 3.5cm. There is some age browning to the pages, and some inscriptions on the pastedown (shown on last photo). But the paper is good and robust, the printing is clear and bold still, so easy to read without the threat of heavy damage.

Price: 349.99 GBP

Location: Devizes

End Time: 2023-12-16T08:42:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 53.37 GBP

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ROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERSROGER DE PILES THE ART OF PAINTING old antique book RARE 1700S LIVES OF PAINTERS

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Non-Fiction Subject: The Arts

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Binding: Leather

Original/Reproduction: Original

Author: ROGER DE PILES

Original/Facsimile: Original

Language: English

Publisher: Antiquity

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