Lot 84
Riou (Stephen) The Grecian Orders of Architecture, 1768.
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Riou (Stephen) The Grecian Orders of Architecture, first and only edition, title with engraved vignette, dedication to James Stuart, list of subscribers, 6 engraved head- & tail-pieces and 28 engraved plates, 9 double-page and/or folding, title lightly soiled and with author's name supplied in ink by contemporary hand at foot, a few neat pencil annotations to plates, lightly browned, plate 18 part I frayed at fore-edge, plate 6 part II with small hole to central fold and plate 7 with holes to inner margin but not affecting image, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Blackmer 1425; Harris 746; BAL 2795; Not in Berlin Kat. or Fowler], folio, J.Dixwell for the Author, 1768.
⁂ An attempt to elucidate the classical orders for the practical use of architects by dividing buildings into modules. The plates labelled Part II are Riou's own designs and include 'A Grand Machine for Fireworks', an open-space design for Whitehall and an octagonal 'Hunter's Hall' with stabling for horses surrounding the hunters' accommodation.
Description
Riou (Stephen) The Grecian Orders of Architecture, first and only edition, title with engraved vignette, dedication to James Stuart, list of subscribers, 6 engraved head- & tail-pieces and 28 engraved plates, 9 double-page and/or folding, title lightly soiled and with author's name supplied in ink by contemporary hand at foot, a few neat pencil annotations to plates, lightly browned, plate 18 part I frayed at fore-edge, plate 6 part II with small hole to central fold and plate 7 with holes to inner margin but not affecting image, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Blackmer 1425; Harris 746; BAL 2795; Not in Berlin Kat. or Fowler], folio, J.Dixwell for the Author, 1768.
⁂ An attempt to elucidate the classical orders for the practical use of architects by dividing buildings into modules. The plates labelled Part II are Riou's own designs and include 'A Grand Machine for Fireworks', an open-space design for Whitehall and an octagonal 'Hunter's Hall' with stabling for horses surrounding the hunters' accommodation.
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