Discours historial de l'antique et illustre cité de Nismes, en la Gaule Narbonoise : avec les portraitz des plus antiques & insignes bastimens dudit lieu, reduitz à leur vraye mesure & proportion, ensemble de l'antique & moderne ville / par Iean Poldo d'Albenas.

Main entry:

Poldo d'Albenas, Jean, 1512-1563.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Lyon : G. Rouille, 1560.

Description:

226 pages, 7 plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 36 cm (f°.)

Notes:
Brunet, IV, 775, and suppl., II, 267. Baudrier, IX, 268. See: Brun: Livre illustré en France au XVIe siècle, p. 284-285. Brunschwig: Bibliothèque, 527. Fowler: Catalogue,249.
Issued also in 1559.
Illustrations: woodcuts of various sizes, some double-page, comprising historiated title border (previously used in other works and attributed by Baudrier to Pierre Eskrich) and several views, plans, architectural drawings and textual illustrations attributed formerly, on stylistic grounds, to Hugues Sambin. Ornamental and pictorial headpieces and initials.
With inscription: Collegii Paris. Societ. Jesu.

Subject:

Architecture France Nîmes.
Wood engravings, French.
Bindings, 16th cent., French.
Architecture.
Nîmes (France)
France Nîmes.

Added entries:

Eskrich, Pierre.
Sambin, Hugues, 1520?-1601?
Discovrs historial de l'antiqve et illvstre cité de Nismes en la Gaule Narbonoise.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage m 29423
Call No.: W3187
Status: Available

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