Folio. LI, 1248 pages with 846 text illustrations and 346 partially multicolored collotype plates. Leather bindings. - One of the most important collections of medieval and Renaissance decorative arts ever assembled by a single collector. This unique collection includes thousands of high-quality objects described by the leading art scholars of their time. Vol. 1: Antiques, ivory, relic jewelry, tapestries. Vol. 2: Painted enamels, furniture and carved wood, Saint-Porchaire earthenware, Bernard Palissy earthenware, locks, leather. Bd. Vol. 4: Faïences Italiennes, faïences Hispano-Moresques, sculptures, plaquettes, médailles, dinanderie. Vol. 5: Gemmes, horologes et montres, instruments de mathématiques, manuscrits, miniatures et dessins, cires, etoffes et broderies, coffrets, jeux. Vol. 6: Arms and arms. Only published in 600 numbered copies. In good overall condition.