FOSSATI, Gaspard (1809-1883)
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ID 1450494
Lot 122 | FOSSATI, Gaspard (1809-1883)
Estimate value
5000GBP £ 5 000 – 7 000
Aya Sofia Constantinople, as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdvl Medjid. London: P. and D. Colnaghi & Co., August 14th 1852.
First edition of the first modern record of both the exterior and interior of Aghia Sophia, 'important for the understanding of this stupendous monument' (Atabey). Fossati, an Italian architect to the Russian Imperial Court, travelled to Constantinople in 1837, entered the service of the Porte in 1845, and in 1847 was charged with the restoration of Aghia Sophia. The work took two years, during which buttresses were removed, and mosaics were uncovered which Fossati intended to publish in a separate work. However, the mosaics were again covered up and the work never appeared. The present lithographs represent the last work undertaken by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) before he broke off his connection with William Day to concentrate on watercolour painting; the subject was most appropriate for Day who had spent nine years on Roberts's Holy Land. The chromolithographic title is probably by Owen Jones. Abbey Travel 396; Atabey 454; Blackmer 619.
Folio (617 x 437mm). Chromolithographic title, 25 tinted lithographic plates by Louis Haghe after Fossati, 2 plans in the text (some spotting). Accompanying text in French. Original publisher's morocco-backed cloth, full title stamped in gilt on upper cover, short title on spine (faintly rubbed, corners lightly bumped). Provenance: Arthur Regnault, Rennes (architect, 1839-1932; label on front endpaper, possibly his pencil annotations providing titles below plates).
Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts, Printed books |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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Auction house category: | Books and manuscripts, Printed books |
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