The Cathedral of Trondheim (Nidaros Cathedral)
by Munch, P.A. (Peter Andreas , 1810 - 1863)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Christiania (now Oslo), Norway: by order of the Norwegian Government, printer W.C. Fabritius, 1859. Book. Illus. by 31 folio size plates drawn by H.E. Schirmer (architect). Very Good. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. A magnificent record of Trondheim Cathedral, now called Nidaros Cathedral , begun in 1070 and the most important Cathedral in Scandinavia. Munch was a prolific historian of Norway, but this book is not listed among his works on Wikipedia. It is an elephant folio, 23 inches (59 cm) tall in the original cloth with a gilt emblem - Trondheim Domkirke - on the front board. New, dark brown goatskin spine and corners. A bit of foxing on some plates. Forty eight pages of test in two columns, one Norwegian and one English. Scarce, with no other copies on the internet at this writing. .
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079833
- Title
- The Cathedral of Trondheim (Nidaros Cathedral)
- Author
- Munch, P.A. (Peter Andreas , 1810 - 1863)
- Illustrator
- 31 folio size plates drawn by H.E. Schirmer (architect)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- by order of the Norwegian Government, printer W.C. Fabritius
- Place of Publication
- Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25"
- Keywords
- Trondheim Cathedral, Nidaros Cathedral,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Norway; Religion; Architecture & Interior Decoration;
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