L'idée du peintre parfait, pour servir de régle aux jugemens que l'on doit porter sur les ouvrages des peintres. - Roger Piles de

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'sourceLibrary'British Library

'ESTCID'T055190

'Notes'Anonymous. Variously attributed to Roger de Piles or to André Félibien. Probably printed in the Netherlands.

'imprintFull'Londres : chez David Mortier, 1707. 'collation'92p. ; 12°

EAN: 9780274419029