Deideir - A Treatise On Theoretical And Practical Perspective. Published By Jombert, 1770, In A Period Binding.
DEIDEIR - Treatise on Theoretical and Practical Perspective. Paris, Published by Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1770; in-4, IV-124 pp. + 15 plates, contemporary full marbled calfskin binding, spine decorated with 5 raised bands, edges painted red, title label in beige morocco leather, one split jaw.
15 fold-out plates. Abbé Deidier (Marseille 1698–Paris 1746¹) was a mathematician and professor at the artillery school in La Fère. After serving as tutor to Louis-Ferdinand de Croÿ, Abbé Deidier wrote *Le Parfait Ingénieur français*, a work on the fortification methods of, among others, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. First published anonymously in Amsterdam in 1734, this work was reprinted several times.
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Paper
Length: in-4 d'un poids d'environ 1 kilo.
Reference (ID): 1837309
Availability: In stock
