AMICO, Bernardino, O.F.M. Trattato delle piante & immagini de sacri edifizi di Terra Santa disegnate in Ierusalemme secondo le regole della prospettiua, & uera misura d’ella lor grandezza, [enl. ed.]. 1620 (col.: 1619) P. Cecconcelli, folio, old...
Estimation :
4000 / 5000
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
gilt polished calf (rubbed, joints starting to split, corners def.), covers with rectangular decoration of double gilt ruled borders and gilt corner pieces, gilt spine on 6 raised bands, a.e.g., [8]-65-[1] pp. Excellent copy.
Rare and beautiful work by the Franciscan Prior of Jerusalem B. Amico, of the new buildings in the Holy City, incl. a plan of Jesusalem after Antonio de Angelis (1578). The present ed., in a smaller format, and enlarged with the "Strada Dolorosa" has 34 double-page engravings with 47 illustrations by Jacques Callot (1592-1632), in 1st state (of 2). Engravings mounted on stubs. Engr. title. Woodcut mark at the end.
Rare and beautiful work by the Franciscan Prior of Jerusalem B. Amico, of the new buildings in the Holy City, incl. a plan of Jesusalem after Antonio de Angelis (1578). The present ed., in a smaller format, and enlarged with the "Strada Dolorosa" has 34 double-page engravings with 47 illustrations by Jacques Callot (1592-1632), in 1st state (of 2). Engravings mounted on stubs. Engr. title. Woodcut mark at the end.
