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RAPHAEL Sanzio d'Urbino (1483-1520). Les Loges de Raphaël gravées par Jean Ottaviani et Jean Volpato L'an MDCCLXX. Nouvelle Édition. [Rome: 1772-1777?]. Large 2° (765 x 535mm). Letterpress title and 2 text leaves (the first with an engraved initial and headpiece). 86 engraved sheets. (Some old dampstaining, surface soiling, a few margins with small tears). Unbound within a board portfolio. A new edition with French text of the first three parts of Delle Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano (1772-1777). The engraved sheets comprise: FRONTISPIECE: a general view with medallion portrait of Raphael by Volpato after P.Camporesi; PLAN OF THE GALLERY: on 3 sheets; DOORWAYS: 2 by J.Ottaviani after C.Savorelli and P.Camporesi on 4 sheets; ARABESQUES: 14 by Ottaviani after C.Savorelli and P.Camporesi, each on 2 sheets; ARCHWAYS: 13 by Ottaviani after C.Savorelli, each on 2 sheets; PANELS: 12 by Volpato after L.Teseo, each on 2 sheets.