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<dl><dd>[10], 87, [1] p., [88] leaves of plates (1 folded) : 42 cm. (fol.)</dd>
<dd>First of four 17th-century eds. See BN</dd>
<dd>Added t.p. engraved by Michel van Lochom. Port. of the author by Grégoire Huret after Abraham de Vries. Of the 88 leaves of plates, 50 represent 25 double-page plates, bound onto stubs at the center fold. Final folded plate of "Grand parterre du jardin de la royne mere a Luxembourg" is on 2 joined whole sheets. Engraved t.p. vignette, head- and tail-pieces. Eight-line grotesque woodcut initials</dd>
<dd>Signatures: ã⁴ A-G⁴ H⁶ I-K⁴ L²</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Formal gardens -- Design -- Early works to 1800; Gardens, Baroque -- France -- Early works to 1800; Gardening -- France -- Early works to 1800</div>
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Boyceau, Jacques, sieur de la Barauderie</div>
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