The Baths of Pozzuoli: A Study of the Medieval Illuminations of Peter of Eboli's Poem
by Kauffmann, C. M
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1959 4to (26 cm), mounted front. in color, XVI, 104 pp, 113 illustrations on unnumbered plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). Between 1211 and 1220 Peter of Eboli wrote a poem in Latin on medical baths of Pozuoli, near Naples, which enjoyed great popularity in classical times. The poem achieved tremendous success and was translated into French and Italian. Of the copies made in 13-15th centuries, twenty remain, of which ten are illuminated. The book is attempt to deal with some of the problems arising from these miniatures.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008876
- Title
- The Baths of Pozzuoli: A Study of the Medieval Illuminations of Peter of Eboli's Poem
- Author
- Kauffmann, C. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bruno Cassirer
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography; Illuminated manuscripts; Medicine;
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Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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