WILHELM, JOHANN (+) BOCKLER, GEORG ANDREAS.

Architectura civilis, oder Beschreibung und Vorreissung vieler vornehmer Dachwerk [...]. 2 parts. (+) Theatrum Machinarum Novum.

(Architectura civilis:) Nuremberg, Paul Fürst, (no year); (Theatrum Machinarum Novum:) Nuremberg, 1703.

Folio (345 x 240). In contemporary full calf with six raised bands. Extremities with wear. Boards with scratches, front board missing leather in lower margin. Frontiespiece of vol. 1 missing paper in outer margin. A few plates with tears but overall internally fine. (Architectura civilis:) (Frontiespiece), 5 ff. + 43 engraved plates; (Frontiespiece), 5 ff. + 30 engraved plates. (Theatrum Machinarum Novum:) (Frontiespiece), (10), 40 pp. + 153 engraved plates, wanting plate no. 8.

Later edition of Wilhelm’s famous "Architectura civilis", first published in 1668. It reached several editions and remained a standard work for timber architecture until the second half of the 18th century.

Order-nr.: 60242