Selected from a very rare portfolio; this volume presents exquisitely detailed engravings of Parisian apartment buildings and mansions of the late nineteenth century. Its 100 plates depict 50 buildings in the richly ornamented Beaux-Arts Classical style. These illustrations are the work of Pierre Gelis-Didot; who is celebrated for his architectural drawings. They depict buildings by such distinguished architects as Jean-Louis Pascal; Albert Walwein; Lucien Magne; Charles Girault; and others.Full-page illustrations of each facade are accompanied by facing pages with finely rendered architectural details; including floor plans; cross sections; and close-ups of doors; windows; and balconies. Other details include soaring arches; elaborate cornices; decorative trims; and colossal columns. From the boulevards of Saint-Germain; Haussmann; and Montparnasse to the Bois de Boulogne; this volume offers a celebration of residential architecture in the City of Light.
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