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'Concorsi di Milano, Architettura 1824-1843' Album of numerous Italian architecture plates from Milan, 1824-1843, (21¼x15½")
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Milan, 1838. vellum-backed cloth boards. 'Concorsi di Milano, Architettura 1824-1843'
Album of full-page engraved architectural designs by various Italian architects, some plates folding. 118 pages with 17 'CONCORSO DE ARCHiTETTURA. (24 pages text, 94 plates with architectural drawings on heavy paper No title page, no publisher. Could be a unique collection with documentation of architectural contests in Northern Italy, spanning from 1824 - 1843. 54x39.5 cm (21¼x15½"), vellum-backed cloth boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt.
A variety of architectural designs from numerous architects in Milan in the years 1828-1843.
Light wear and rubbing to vellum and boards; scattered foxing and minor soiling throughout, a few leaves loose; overall very good.
Ships from Hawaii.
Album of full-page engraved architectural designs by various Italian architects, some plates folding. 118 pages with 17 'CONCORSO DE ARCHiTETTURA. (24 pages text, 94 plates with architectural drawings on heavy paper No title page, no publisher. Could be a unique collection with documentation of architectural contests in Northern Italy, spanning from 1824 - 1843. 54x39.5 cm (21¼x15½"), vellum-backed cloth boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt.
A variety of architectural designs from numerous architects in Milan in the years 1828-1843.
Light wear and rubbing to vellum and boards; scattered foxing and minor soiling throughout, a few leaves loose; overall very good.
Ships from Hawaii.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 709ho
- Title
- 'Concorsi di Milano, Architettura 1824-1843' Album of numerous Italian architecture plates from Milan, 1824-1843, (21¼x15½")
- Format/Binding
- Vellum-backed cloth boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Milan
- Date Published
- 1838
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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