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Laurids de Thurah (b. Aarhus 1706, d. s.p. 1759)

Laurids de Thurah: Den danske Vitruvius, indeholder Grundtegninger, Opstalter, og Giennemsnitter af de merkværdigste Bygninger i Kongeriget Dannemark [...] / Le Vitruve Danois; Contient les Plans, les Élévations et les Profils des Principaux Batiments du Roiaume de Dannemarc, [...] /Der Dänische Vitruvius; enthält die Grundrisse, Aufrisse und Durchschnitte derer merkwürdigste Gebäude des Königreichs Dännemark, und der Könglichen teutschen Provintzen [...]. Part I and II. 2 vols. Cph: Ernst Henrich Berling 1746–1749. Folio. Danish, French and German text. Complete 281 full page engravings. Bound in nice cont. full calf with gilt decorations on spine, boards, and board edges. 18th century hand coloured end paper, with previous owners' book plates. Gilt title on spine. Crowned monogram on front boards, centre of the monogram with wear. All edges coloured red. Both bindings with signs of wear due to age and use. Part II with crack in upper part of the spine. Enclosed this lot: Hakon Lund (ed.): Lauridz de Thurah: Den Danske Vitruvius. Part III: Published based on the manuscript in The Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen. Cph 1967. Folio. Bound in nice full calf. (3)

A nice set of this central work on Danish architecture.

Literature: Bibl. Dan. II, 602; Brunet V, 851, Graesse VII, 153.

Provenance: Descendants of the Danish nobleman, Count Adam Gottlob Moltke (1710–1792).

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Books and manuscripts, 15 December 2022

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