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Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaelis Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii Xustis
by Raphael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(Rome): Jo. Jacobus de Rubeis (Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi), 1674. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Oblong folio. 13 by 18 inches. Engraved title/dedication to and with portrait of Queen Christina followed by an engraved depiction of Raphael, who died in 1520. These are followed by 52 etchings which reproduce Raphael's paintings and which were executed by Cesare Fantetti or Pietro Aquila. Page edges are toned with age but the etchings are in fine condition. The title'dedication has a small right margin restoration else it is in near fine condition. Bound to style in quarter morocco, gilt spine title, printed paper boards. Overall a verygood to near fine examplar. Text in Latin.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23439
- Title
- Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaelis Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii Xustis
- Author
- Raphael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jo. Jacobus de Rubeis (Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi)
- Place of Publication
- (Rome)
- Date Published
- 1674
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
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About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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,...
- 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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