[KEY WORK OF THE PARISIAN ‘PERSPECTIVE WAR’ – ARTISTIC PRAGMATISM VS. GEOMETRICAL RATIONALISM] Examen des oeuvres du Sr. Desargues [Examination of the works by Sr. Desargues]. Two parts in one volume. – BOUND WITH: Foiblesse pitoyable du Sr. Desargues employée contre l'Examen fait de ses oeuvres [Mr. Desargues' pathetic attempt to defend himself against the examination of his works].
Paris: Henault for Langlois, 1644. Folio (29.5 × 21 cm). Red marocco binding in the style of the seventeenth century, with spine and edges richly gilt; 81, [1] pp. with 17 copper engravings in the pagination (including engraved title and 8 full-page engravings) – Appended text: Paris: n.p., 1644. 9..... More