Trattato della Pittura di Lionardo da Vinci. [Leonardo da Vinci].
by da Vinci, Leonardo
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Jacques Langlois, 1651. Rare first edition of this classic treatise of da Vinci's work on painting, two parts in one volume. Folio, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles, engraved portrait of da Vinci in each part, engraved vignette on title, engraved initials, head and tail pieces, engraved text illustrations. In very good condition, marginalia, rebacked. Compiled from his original notes by his pupil Francesco Melzi. First editions are rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130267
- Title
- Trattato della Pittura di Lionardo da Vinci. [Leonardo da Vinci].
- Author
- da Vinci, Leonardo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Jacques Langlois
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1651
- Keywords
- Da vinci first edition, first edition, Trattato della Pittura di Lionardo da Vinci
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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,...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...