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  [CHILLIAT, MICHEL]:  LA CENSURE DES VICES ET DES MANIERES DU MONDE... 
(Attribu M. Chilliat. by the BN) Paris : Vve de C. Coignard, 1696 In-12, 
420 p. et la table [12 Pp.] A rare and much reprinted French 17th century 
Courtesy Book in First Edition. Later editions were reworked by another 
hand, and much enlarged, after the death of the author. There is 1 Loc. in 
the USA of the 1701 edition at Stanford. Of this edition  COPAC notes only 
that at the National Library of Scotland. The BN also has a copy of the 
first edition as well as several 18th century editions. KVK adds a few 
copies of later issues. The book seems to be extraordinarily rare, though, 
outside of France. Original mottled calf, spine with raised bands divided 
into 6 compartments. Five of these are filled with gilt Dec. work, the 6th 
with the label, gilt on later calf. Lacking Fr. Fr. EP, OW about Fine copy. 
$450.00


(POTT, JOSEPH HOLDEN): AN ESSAY ON LANDSCAPE PAINTING: With remarks general 
and critical, on the different schools and masters, ancient or modern. 
London: printed for J. Johnson by C. Etherington, 1782. HT vi [3] 10-104 
Pp., 19 cm. A charming essay written by another young man who had probably 
just completed his "grand tour", as Burke had, just before he wrote his 
essay. The writer is aware of Burke's treatise and is somewhat affected by 
it. He also knows Gilpin's picturesque and is minimally affected by that. 
His taste is for the Italian style, as seen as well in the French and Dutch 
Italianate artists such as Poussin, Claude and Brill. He does approve of 
Ruysdael, particularly for his truth, although not for his "northern" 
style. On the other hand he believes that the English landscape has not yet 
been done justice with all its variety and richness even though he is much 
impressed by Wilson and his Italianate style. In the later part of the book 
he has prescriptions for good paintings in great detail including the sorts 
of staffage different types of views ought to have. Especially interesting 
are his prescriptions for the future of English landscape painting which 
sound very much like what Constable, immediately after the publication of 
this book, began to do. The book is very scarce, today. ESTC, T94179, 
Schlosser-Magnino,  P. 773; Not in Cicognara. OCLC and COPAC find a total 
of 10 copies. Although many of the most important libraries do have a copy, 
there is none at either HRH or Hollis. Original calf boards, spine laid 
down. $875.00

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