Description Historique De L'Italie: En Forme De Dictionnaire; 1°. Contenant La Gèographie Tant Ancienne Que moderne, l'état des Royaumes, Républiques ... 2°. L'esprit de leur Gouvernement ... 3°. Le Génie des Habitans ... 4°. Un détail circonstancié des Monuments antiques ... 5°. La Description des Eglises, Palais ... 6°. Un détail des Peintures ...
A 1790 French dictionary-style historical description of Italy, compiled by Chambeau and held by Heidelberg University Library, covering geography, government, inhabitants, antiquities, churches, palaces and paintings. The four plates shown are architectural engravings: elevations of a richly carved marble-faced wall with relief panels, niches and classical pilasters, and a view of a Roman piazza with a central staircase and flanking palazzi, useful for classical ornament, relief-panel layouts and symmetrical civic perspective.
