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Sacrorum Elaeochrismaton Myrothecia Tria, In quibus exponuntur Olea, atque Unguenta. Divinos in Codices relata .... Adornatum Figuris elegantissimis.
by Scacchi (Fortunato) [Fortunatus Scacchus]
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- Hardcover
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Halmam, 1701 [1702]. . Folio. Full vellum, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Extra engraved title dated 1702. Portrait of the author, and 59 copper engravings in the text. The second edition; first published in three separate parts (1625 - 1637). An extensive work on the preparation and use of oils and unguents (perfumed ointments) in Biblical times. Armorial bookplate of Carlo Archinto [Feu M. Le Comte Archinto] on the front fixed end paper. Dust-soiling of end papers, some minor marginal stains to a few late leaves, but a clean and excellent copy. This Amsterdam edition was reprinted in 1710, and again in The Hague, 1725, under another title: "Thesaurus antiquitatum sacro-profanarum in quo ex antiquis Græcis ac Latinis Scriptoribus, quidquid ad Nomina, Usum, & Abusum Oleorum., & Unguentorum ....".
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56924
- Title
- Sacrorum Elaeochrismaton Myrothecia Tria, In quibus exponuntur Olea, atque Unguenta. Divinos in Codices relata .... Adornatum Figuris elegantissimis.
- Author
- Scacchi (Fortunato) [Fortunatus Scacchus]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Amsterdam: Halmam, 1701 [1702].
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- Antiquarian;
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About the Seller
William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
Biblio member since 2004
Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
Established 1976. Open shop in Victoria BC, Open Wed-Sun 11-5. Specialists in weird, fantastic, supernatural,utopian, interplanetary, science fiction and lost race fiction; also rare books, literary first editions, poetry broadsides. Antiquarian maps, charts, views, prints, engravings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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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