ARCHITECTURE] - Lot 5

ARCHITECTURE] COTTART (Pierre)] Collection of works by Sieur Cottart, architect; no place (Langlois) or date. One volume in full period vellum: (4), 5 plates of “drawings made for the king,” 1 page “Drawings of the mansion of Mr. Amelot de Bisseuil,” 1 blank page, 8 plates, 1 page of “drawings of the castle of Vilacerf,” 1 blank page, 9 plates, 1 page of “Drawings of the castle of Monseigneur de Lopede,” 1 blank page, 4 plates, 1 page of the privilege charter. Rare. 26 engraved plates—single, double, or fold-out—drawn and engraved by the author, Pierre Cottart (c. 1620–1701), architect and engraver. Binding rubbed and stained. Pencil note on the back cover: “The layout of the copies varies. Very rare.”