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[Album of 184 Knights & Courtiers, Orders of Chivalry and Religious Orders, University Alumni, etc. Costume Plates Engraved by Christoph Weigel. ca. 1700]
by Weigel, Johann Christoph (the older) (1654-1725)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Nuremberg: Christoph Weigel Full mid-19th century dark blue calf leather binding with compartmented and tooled design to spine which is titled "Album". Elaborate filleted, blind stamped covers. Mild wear to extremities with the leather starting at the bottom at spine. Boards distended from plates. Gilt dentelling to board edges and inside of boards. No title page. These are 183 uncolored (black & white) mounted plates (one loose) of costumes of Knights & Courtiers, Orders of Chivalry and religious orders, university alumni, etc. costume plates engraved by Christoph Weigel. Ca 1700 [Johann] Christoph Weigel (1654-1725), was a famous Neurenberg engraver and publisher, who had learnt his trade with Matthias Küsel at Augsburg. Apart from the present fine costume book, Weigel published a large number of fine engraved print-series, among others a picture bible, emblem books as well as many hand colored engraved maps. . First Edition. Full Calf Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Christoph Weigel. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
Details
- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014412
- Title
- [Album of 184 Knights & Courtiers, Orders of Chivalry and Religious Orders, University Alumni, etc. Costume Plates Engraved by Christoph Weigel. ca. 1700]
- Author
- Weigel, Johann Christoph (the older) (1654-1725)
- Illustrator
- Christoph Weigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Christoph Weigel
- Place of Publication
- Nuremberg
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- London07
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