Search Results: Titles starting with M from Orsi Libri ALAI, ILAB

AN EXCELLENT COPY OF AMMAN'S BIBLE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL 16TH-CENTURY ILLUSTRATED BIBLEFIRST EDITION OF THE VULGATE WITH AMMAN'S STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS. Folio. ff. [8], 602, [63]. Roman and Italic letters, some Greek and Hebrew. Imprint on last leaf. Register at colophon, double-column text, printed side notes, different large printer's devices on title and verso of final leaf, historiated and floriated initials, 128 woodcut illustrations, including 3 full-page. 18th-century calf with blind-ruled borders on covers, richly gilt-tooled spine, skilfully refurbished, divided in five compartments decorated with starry sky patterns. Marbled pastedowns, all edges sprinkled in red and blue. Occasional minimal damp stains at margins, sporadic light foxing and age toning. An excellent copy.Edited by Johann Hentenius, who also curated the earlier editions of the Vulgate published in Louvain (1547) and Antwerp (1559), this splendid bible was illustrated by Swiss Jost Amman (1539-1591). The latter was a prolific… Read More

MODERN ART - A FAMOUS ARTIST'S BOOK - MAIL ART - POSTCARDS BY 48 INTERNATIONAL LEADING ARTISTS. NANNUCCI, Maurizio (ed.) et ALII. Mèla post card book : a collection of artists' postcards : una raccolta di cartoline d'artista. Firenze, Biancoenero Edizione d'Arte, 1979. FIRST and ONLY LIMITED EDITION. Photomechanical prints published by Maurizio Nannucci and printed in an edition of 1000 copies by Biancoenero, Florence, in original folded card sleeve. Sporadic very light flaws to the sleeve. Excellent condition. The conceptual/performance artist Nannucci's work includes: photography, video, neon installations, sound installation, artist's books, and editions. Also involved with Concrete Poetry. Lives and works in Florence and South Baden, Germany. A complete set of 48 artist postcards by various international leading modern and contemporary artists: Eric Anderson, John Baldessari, Luciano Bartolini, Gianfranco Baruchello, Berd & Hilla Becker, Joseph Beuys, James Lee Byars, Alighiero Boetti, Chris… Read More