Ornament.- Ranson (Pierre), After. [Collection of 60 ornament prints], composite album with 60 engravings from at least six separately published sets, with six engraved titles, platemarks of various sizes, between approx. 230 x 190 mm (9 x 7 1/2 in), 340 x 235 mm (13 3/8 x 9 1/4 in), all neatly and expertly inset into album leaves, each album leaf approx. 393 x 270 mm (15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in), one with hand-colouring, minor browning, some surface dirt, 19th century red straight-grained morocco, gilt borders, g.e., rebacked with partial remnants of spine with lettering 'Ranson/ Oeuvre/ Tome/ VI', later endpapers, [cf. Berlin Katalog 470 et seq.], folio (393 x 265 mm), [Paris, c.1770-1780]
⁂ Sets include: Livre de Trophees des Arts et Sciensces [sic]; Nouveau Recueil de jolies Trophees, Cartouches, Fleurs et Fruits utile aux Artistes de tout genre; Nouveau Livre de Trophee a l'usage des Artistes; Livre de differents Trophees representant l'amour des Arts; I.er Cahier de Chiffres Inventes par Ranson; II.me Cahier de Chiffres Inventes par Ranson; Nouveau Livres de Vases par le Sieur Ranson Peintre Decorateur.
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