DECKER (Paul). - Lot 60

DECKER (Paul). Fürstlicher Baumeister, oder Architectura civilis wie grosser Fürsten und Herren Paläste, mit ihren Höfen, Lust-Häusern, Gärten, Grotten, Orangerien anzulegen, und nach heutiger Art auszuzieren. Augspurg, gedruckt bey P. Detleffsen, 1711. Oblong broadside, half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt palettes (later binding, large split at upper hinge). Frontispiece by Decker, mounted and laminated, title page (4 introductory leaves), 49 (of 60) plates. We have plates 1 to 12, 14 to 25, 27 to 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38 to 40, 42 to 45, 47 to 50, 52 to 58. The book is in very fair condition: several plates reinforced at the spine, some folds, reinforcements, stains, some reinforced edges. Superb collection of this volume, the only one in an original edition, masterfully rendering Baroque architecture and decoration.