Churches

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 GBP

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Description

Les Églises principales de l’Europe. Milan, [c.1824]
Paper

Folio (640 x 460mm.), engraved title, 106 plates only, 10 coloured by hand, original wrappers loose in a diced calf folder; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return

Catalogue Note

A decorative collection of plates showing famed churches in Europe. The coloured plates show: St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, St. Marks Basilica in Venice, St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Siena Cathedral and the Milan Cathedral. The remaining uncoloured plates are plans, cross-sections, interiors, monuments, among others.