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I Disegni Di Leonardo Da Vinci E Della Sua Cerchia Nel Gabinetto Dei Disegni E Stampe Delle Gallerie Dell'accademia Di Venezia
by Da Vince, Leonardo; Pedretti, Carlo; Nepi Scire, Giovanna
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 8809034724
- ISBN 13
- 9788809034723
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Florence: Giunti. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. Limited Edition. Leather. 8809034724 . An oversized folio leather clamshell box (46 cm, 18") a booklet of 213 pages, and 72 plates, loose in the box. Limited edition of 998 of which this is 492. This is a beautifully printed reproduction of the timeless works by da Vinci and his circle collected in the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, including the famous image of the Vitruvian Man and the Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk (probably a self-portrait of da Vinci) , among many others. The drawings consist of 26 works by da Vinci, 33 from his school, and 13 by other sources, all printed on handmade paper. Accompanied by a well-researched book of 213 pages, and housed in a magnificent folio leather box with gilt titles. Condition of the set is good. The box has very minor shelf wear and the booklet is in very good condition. Five of the plates have remains of mounting tape in the margins of the verso, one has a short scar into the plate itself [13 V (141V], otherwise very nice. Scarce in commerce. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11246
- Title
- I Disegni Di Leonardo Da Vinci E Della Sua Cerchia Nel Gabinetto Dei Disegni E Stampe Delle Gallerie Dell'accademia Di Venezia
- Author
- Da Vince, Leonardo; Pedretti, Carlo; Nepi Scire, Giovanna
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 8809034724
- ISBN 13
- 9788809034723
- Publisher
- Giunti
- Place of Publication
- Florence
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 8809034724, Davinci, Leonardo, Venice
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Architecture & Design; Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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