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Ɵ Adam (Robert) Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia, first edition, printed on thick paper, engraved frontispiece and 60 plates on 54 leaves by Francesco Bartolozzi, [Francesco, Antonio & Giuseppe] Zucchi, Francis Patton, Paolo Santini and others, 14 double-page and/or folding, list of subscribers, foxing mostly at beginning and end and in margins, one or two plates shaved at edges, later half morocco over marbled boards, worn, covers detached, [Berlin Kat 1893; Fowler 2; Millard British 1; Harris 4], folio, for the Author, 1764. *** Superb architectural record of Diocletian's palace at Split, inspired by the success of Wood's Ruins of Palmyra which had established Wood's reputation and which Adam hoped to emulate. The plates were mostly drawn by Charles-Louis Clérisseau who acted as Adam's tutor and guide to Roman architecture.Provenance: William Minet (bookplate).