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1780321901780. Print from "Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière" by Georges-Louis Leclerc and Comte de Buffon. Illustrator Left: De Seve del. - Jacques de Sève a principal illustrator for Buffon who was famous for placing animals in stylized often dramatic landscapes like the castle seen here. Engraver Right: M. R. veuve Tardieu Sculp. - Marie-Anne Tardieu née Roussellet the widow of the noted engraver Pierre-François Tardieu. Paper Size 250mm x 180mm and Plate size 185mm x 145mm. Hand-coloured copper engraving. unknown
1780321881780. Print from "Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière" by Georges-Louis Leclerc and Comte de Buffon. Illustrator Left: De Seve del. - Jacques de Sève a principal illustrator for Buffon who was famous for placing animals in stylized often dramatic landscapes like the castle seen here. Engraver Right: M. R. veuve Tardieu Sculp. - Marie-Anne Tardieu née Roussellet the widow of the noted engraver Pierre-François Tardieu. Tom. VII Volume 7 Pl. IV Plate 4 page 94. Paper Size 250mm x 180mm and Plate size 185mm x 145mm. Hand-coloured copper engraving. unknown
1744GRIttMAR35The Hague: Antoine De Groot 1744. 1744. 4to. pp. 15. disbound lightly soiled some leaves closely cropped with loss of catchwords. Soft cover. Very Good. The Hague: Antoine De Groot, 1744. Paperback
176429623<p>Published in Vienna in 1764 Constitutiones Insignis Ordinis Equitum S. Stephani Regis Apostolici documents the founding rules of the Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen issued under the authority of Maria Theresa. This folio work was printed by Joseph Kurzböck an official Viennese printer. The edition includes five full-page engravings by Johann Ernst Mansfeld featuring knights of the order ornamental neck rings coins and crosses. The Latin text sets out the structural and ceremonial framework of the chivalric body established by imperial decree. The engravings reflect the symbolic components of the order reinforcing the institutional tone. Near Fine. Hardcover binding is tight corners show minimal rubbing and all pages are intact. The engraved plates are clean with no damage. Collation: 1 35 pages. Format: Folio 13.25 x 9.25 in. Illustrations: 5 full-page engravings. Edition: First official printing. #29623 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Typis Josephi Kurzböck hardcover
1769elala199Vienna: Johann Thomas Edlen von Trattnern 1769. 1769. folio. pp. 8 p.l. 282 lvi. 27 engravings in the text & 3 folding engraved plates incl. in pagination. woodcut ornaments & initials. full contemporary dark brown morocco lettered in gilt on upper cover: Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana Spectans Ad Antiquam Civitatem Voitsbergensem 1773 Antonius Josephus Schilcher P.T. Judex Civitatis Voitsberga bit rubbed some browning & foxing marginal dampstain to last section containing engravings folding plates dampstained & repaired -1 with some loss of text. Inscribed on front blank: "Mathias SchuemackerSuperioris Austriae Jo. J. Syndrins Voitsberga 1773". First Edition of the famous criminal code of Maria Theresa which redefined torture as "a subsidiary means of eliciting truth". Torture could be applied to obtain confessions only in cases where condemnation would have involved capital or severe corporal punishment. A remarkable publication including graphic illustrations of instruments and methods of torture thumb-screws stocks racks burning candles leg vices winches the Viennese shoe with detailed and precise instructions on their use. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th Edn. this illustrated edition was suppressed by Prince Kaunitz chancellor of state and advisor to the Empress a few days after its appearance. Torture was formally abolished in the empire in 1776. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Vienna: Johann Thomas Edlen von Trattnern, 1769. hardcover
