Cesare VECELLIO. - Lot 16

Cesare VECELLIO. Ancient and Modern Costumes. *Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo*, preceded by an essay on woodcut engraving by Firmin-Didot. Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1859–1860, 2 volumes in-8 bound in blue half-shagreen, ribbed spine, gilt head, a fine copy. Illustrated with 513 separate plates of costumes and figures woodcut by Huyot. (Colas 2980). Reproductions of costumes drawn from the three editions by Vecellio (a painter born in Cadore in 1530 and died in Venice in 1606), which brings together more than 500 engravings of 16th-century costumes with commentary in Italian and French. Expert: Cabinet Valleriaux contact@valleriaux.com Please request condition reports: they are not included in the descriptions.