(ROME) Falda Giovanni Battista Le Fontane di Roma Nelle Piaz

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(ROME.) Falda, Giovanni Battista. Le Fontane di Roma Nelle Piazze, e Luoghi Publici Della Citta. 4 parts in one. 4 engraved title-pages, 4 engraved dedication leaves and 99 full page engraved plates (3 folding). Oblong 4to, 10 1/2x15 inches, contemporary vellum, casing split and sprung with some tears at spine head, cords holding, staining to covers; light finger soiling throughout, plates numbered in early ink. Rome, circa 1691

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The 16th and 17th century fountains of Rome, beautifully engraved by Giovanni Giacomo Rossi after Falda and Giovanni Francesco Venturini. Each subject is carefully situated in its garden and architectural surroundings, while the addition of playful figures and pets add to the fine composition of each individual fountain. "This collection of plates is the most charming that has ever appeared on the fountains of Rome and its environs" (Fowler). British Arch. Libr. 1014; Millard 36; Fowler 117; Cicognara 3863.