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Lot 123

FERRARIUS OCTAVIUS'S 1654 ROMAN CLOTHES STUDY ILLUSTRATED VITEX BINDING ANTIQUE

Estimate: $1,540 - $1,750

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Year/Century: 17th century
Language: Latin
Subject: Illustrated
Binding: Vellum
Description: In re Vestiaria Quatuor postremi libros emendatiores & auctiores nunc primum prodeunt: reliqui. Quibus res tota oculis subijcitur, adiectis iconibus. by Pauli Frambotti, Octavius Padua, and Ferrarius; 1654 One volume, two sections [20], 261, [1]; [16], 213, [27] pages. with an extra title page that is engraved before each section. 33 engravings total, comprising one tiny picture in the text, 27 full-page (or almost full-page) plates, and 5 inserted plates. (4to): 22 by 15.5 cm (8½ by 6¼") Original complete vellum over boards, red-stained all around, blue leather spine label with ink title. Excellent state A narrow area of worming on the inner edge of the first four leaves, and a large tear at the foot of the back free endpaper first full version. study of clothing used by the Romans. 'Pars Altera' was included to the first complete edition of the first portion, which was initially published in 1642. Latin text.

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