[Rarebooks] FS: 1774 Book on Stained Glass Windows by Pierre le Vieil

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: "L’Art de la Peinture sur Verre et de la Vitrerie"

By Pierre le Vieil.
Printed in Paris by L.F. Delatour: 1774.

DISCUSSION: A marvelously sweeping, folio-sized survey of the art of
staining glass, written by the man who restored the stained glass windows
in Notre-Dame. Le Viele (1708-1772) wrote several other works, including
one on ancient mosaics, and one on the manufacture of pottery and
porcelain. This text is prefaced by a short biography of Le Vieil, and an
appreciation of his work by Grandjean de Fouchy, Secretary of the Royal
Academy of Science. Duncan 14145.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 11.5”x17.5”, xiv + 245 pages, plus 13 engraved
plates.

CONDITION NOTES: Bound in new marbled boards with a cloth spine, new
endpapers; light wear, a little soil, but in nice, clean condition.

PRICE: $1,250~

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