Le premier [-second] volvme des plus excellents bastiments de France
Subtitle: auquel sont designez les plans de quinze bastiments, & de leur contenu; ensemble les eleuations & singularitez d'vn chascun.
Publisher: Pour ledit Iacques Androuet, du Cerceau
Published: 1576
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Subjects: Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
Description: This is the most important work of this celebrated architect; It gives exact original plans of certain palaces, chateaux, and other buildings which have since been demolished or rebuilt.
Notes: Vol. 1: 68 plates (62 double); v.2: 63 plates (59 double).
Contemporary brown calf binding, gilt center ornament and corner pieces of floriated pattern; rebacked.
On t.p. in MS: Debeaumond archit. Massili.