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Hippolyte Nicolas Honoré Fortoul, Art in Germany. Paris, Jul - Lot 270
Hippolyte Nicolas Honoré Fortoul, Art in Germany. Paris, Jules Labitte, 1842. 2 vol. in-8 of (6)-X-607 pp. and VI-579 pp., glazed violin veal, smooth spine decorated, gilt fillet on the plates, gilt inside roulette, gilt fillet on the cups, marbled edges (period binding). First edition. Important study on the revolution in the fine arts in Germany. Hippolyte Fortoul (1811-1856), Minister of Public Education during the coup d'état of December 2, 1851, rigorously applied the reforms of the new government, which wanted to remove from the university any desire for independence. Back past; a few freckles. From the Library of the Viscount of Bourbon-Busset.
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