Le Vite de' Pittori Scultori et Architetti, dal Pontificato di Gregorio XIII del 1572 in sino a' tempi di Papa Urbano Ottavo nel 1642.
by Baglione, Giovanni
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Rome: Andrea De Fei, 1642. Quarto. Contemporary vellum, black morocco label, edges of text block dyed green. Contemporary or near-contemporary manuscript spine label and notes on the endpapers, contemporary ownership inscription washed from the title page, attractive 20th-century bookplate. Lacking the engraved frontispiece & portrait of the author which is often missing, including in the Macclesfield copy. Boards scratched and marked, contents with some tanning, spotting, and damp stain. Very good condition.Ex Libris of Pietro Toesca to front pastedown. Text in Italian.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Heneage Art Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115718
- Title
- Le Vite de' Pittori Scultori et Architetti, dal Pontificato di Gregorio XIII del 1572 in sino a' tempi di Papa Urbano Ottavo nel 1642.
- Author
- Baglione, Giovanni
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rome: Andrea De Fei, 1642.
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About Thomas Heneage Art Books
Founded in 1977, Thomas Heneage Art Books is the UK's largest and one of the world's leading art bookshops. We specialise in books for the art market, our core business being in catalogue raisonnés, monographs and international exhibition catalogues. It is our policy to stock the most authoritative book on any subject and in any language, irrespective of its being new or second hand. We also sell antiquarian books and objects of Fine Art. We are members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and LAPADA (the Association of Arts and Antiques Dealers).
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
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- Morocco
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- Text Block
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- Spine Label
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- Vellum
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- Edges
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