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Architecture.- Rossi (Domenico de) Studio d'Architettura Civile sopra gli Ornamenti di Porte e, Finestre tratti da alcune Fabbriche insigni di Roma..., 3 parts in 2 vol. first edition, part 1 with engraved title, architectural dedication and 139 plates, 8 double-page, also 2 leaves of letterpress, part 2 with engraved title and 61 plates, 3 double-page, part 3 with engraved title and 82 plates, some foxing, damp- and other staining, generally light, scattered ff. with small marginal tears or chips and silked repairs, eighteenth century calf-backed boards, spines gilt with double-morocco label, vol. 2 spine ends and joints rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 2681; Millard Italian 110], folio, Rome, Domenico de Rossi, 1702-11-21.

⁂ Important survey of the architecture of 16th and 17th century Rome including the work of Michelangelo, Borromini, Bernini, Cortona and others. The first volume depicts doorways and windows, the second the interiors of chapels and churches. The third volume mainly featured the facades and plans of churches.