Here is a rare French language edition of Andrea Palladio's famous four books of architecture: Les Quatre Livres de l'Architecture d'Andre Palladio. Palladio was a great Venetian 16th century architect, noted for his more classic styles during the era of the Renaissance. This edition was published in 1650, and it was the last one to use the same woodblocks as the original 1570 edition from Venice. $15,000.
We will conclude with an album of 46 watercolors by Francesco Novelli, dating from 1795-1825. Novelli was a notable Venetian illustrator of the turn of the 19th century. While obscure today, his illustrations graced many important editions of his time. Novelli was particularly interested in the theater and performing arts, so these are the subjects of many of these drawings. This collection was never published though it is possible that this was Novelli's intent in compiling the images. $64,000.
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