Le Patriarcale Basilica Lateranense Illustrata per cura di Agostino Valentini, Descritta da Filippo Gerardi
by Valentini, Agostino; Filippo Gerardi
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Roma (Rome): Agostino Valentini, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Large folio 13 by 19 inches. Two volumes in one. Separate engraved title pages to each volume. Complete with 56 full page engraved plates in volume 1 and 80 full page engraved plates in volume 2. Notable for its very large linear engravings which provide extensive coverage of the numerous sculptures and wall paintings in the interior of the building, as well as ground plans and perspective views. Gerardi's text is based on previous histories of the building, but adds descriptions of tombs and other features added during and after the basilica's restoration by the architect Alessandro Galilei in the 1730s.Later quarter morocco binding; spine in seven compartments with raised bands; morocco lettering labels, gilt; cloth sides; marbled endpapers. A fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17098
- Title
- Le Patriarcale Basilica Lateranense Illustrata per cura di Agostino Valentini, Descritta da Filippo Gerardi
- Author
- Valentini, Agostino; Filippo Gerardi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Agostino Valentini
- Place of Publication
- Roma (Rome)
- Date Published
- 1834
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- Rare Books;
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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,...
- 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....