THEATRUM MACHINARUM UNIVERSALE OF NIEUWE ALGEMEENE BOUWKUNDE...
by HORST, Tieleman van der
HORST, Tieleman van der. THEATRUM MACHINARUM UNIVERSALE OF NIEUWE ALGEMEENE BOUWKUNDE. Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, 1739. Folio. Contemporary quarter-leather. (iv) pages, 30 engraved double plates. First edition. [Berlin Catalogue, 2253.] The folio plate volume for one of the most beautiful staircase pattern books the eighteenth century. It is entirely engraved by Jan Schenk. Bookplate, margins lightly soiled, spine professionally repaired. An accompanying text volume, in Dutch, is lacking. (Inventory #: 7122)