[Rarebooks] FS: Important reference work for Spanish builders & architects. Madrid: 1791

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(SPAIN) Ardemans, Teodoro. ORDENANZAS DE MADRID, y Otras Diferentes Que se 
Practican en les Ciudades de Toledo y Sevilla... Aumento en Esta Ultima 
Impresion, El Bindo Sobre Incendios, Publicado en Madrid en 8 de Noviembre del 
Ano de Mil Setecientos y Noventa. Madrid: Don Joseph Doblado. 1791. Sm. 4to. 
(16),190pp. One text illustration (woodcut diagram of the bull fighting 
arena of Madrid). Cont. vellum, later endpapers. On the verso of the title page 
are early ms. notes on the life of the author, Ardemans.     $1,250.00 
(trade discount allowed)
Later reprint edition (the first edition is 1719 under a slightly different 
title) of an important reference work for builders and architects in Spain. 
The 1791 edition is the first edition to contain the added text with 
regulations regarding fire-fighting. The building codes as established by the 
Gobierno Politico de las Fabricas are detailed. There are 8 editions between 
1719 and 1798, all are scarce. See Palau 15759.

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