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Laurids de Thurah (b. Aarhus 1706, d. s.p. 1759)

Laurids de Thurah: Le Vitruve Danois/ Den Danske Vitruvius. 2 vols. Cph: Ernst Henrich Berling 1746–49. Folio. Complete with 281 full-page engraved plates of prospects, designs and drawings incl. the royal castles, a few folded. 2 folding plates with repairs. Bound in nice, cont. half calf, repairs to bindings, in slipcases. Enclosed vol. III, first published in 1963. Publisher's boards. (3)

Laurids de Thurah (1706–59) is the principal representative of Baroque architecture in Denmark. This is his monumental masterwork on Danish architecture, complete with 281 engraved plates by the Germans Michael Keyl and C.L. Wüst. Bibl. Dan. II, 602; Graesse VII,153; Brunet V, 851.

Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

Condition

Condition report on request.

Auction

Paintings, drawings & books, 20 September 2016

Category

Books & manuscripts

Estimate

30,000–40,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

22,000 DKK