French language, translated from German. Publisher s grey paper wrappers, handmade paper pages, uncut edges, engraved portrait frontispiece, title page engraved vignette, engraved tailpiece vignette to end of preface, engraved illustration at head of letter. 4to., pp.[2], 107. Spine torn and taped at the head but an attractive publication in good condition. Winckelmann was a German archaeologist and art historian with a pioneering interest in ancient Greek art.