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Disertacion sobre dos Zodiacos recien descubiertos en Egipto, leida en junta extraordinaria de la Academia de Religion Catolica el dia 5 de julio de 1802. Traducida de italiano en castellano por Don Luis Testa, presbitero, secretario de la Legacia de Roma.
by TESTA (Don Domingo)
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About This Item
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, 1807. 8vo. (1 blank). 3 leaves. 58 pages. 1 engraved plate. (1 blank). Full red morocco, flat ornamented spine, royal arms gilt on top board, gilt fillet on the leading edges of sides, all edges gilt (contemporary binding, small wormholes on spine). First and unique Spanish translation of this dissertation on the discovery of two zodiacs in Egypt during Napoleonic campaigns. Their dating caused a strong polemic among the astronomers of the period (Lalande, Burckhardt, etc.), as it seemed to put biblical chronology in question. Abbé Testa, supported by the archeologist Visconti, became the leader of the Bible partisans and dated the zodiacs of the 3rd century BF. The work is illustrated with a large engraved plate depicting the capitals of the temples of Dendera and Henné. Precious armorial binding of King of Spain Carlos IV (1788-1808). Palau, 331020.
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- Title
- Disertacion sobre dos Zodiacos recien descubiertos en Egipto, leida en junta extraordinaria de la Academia de Religion Catolica el dia 5 de julio de 1802. Traducida de italiano en castellano por Don Luis Testa, presbitero, secretario de la Legacia de Roma.
- Author
- TESTA (Don Domingo)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- SCIENCES;Astronomie;Religion;Histoire;Belles reliures -Livres aux Armes;Consulat-Empire;España;Archéologie;Livre en langue Espagnole;
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Founded in Paris, Comellas Rare Books has been dealing with antiquarian books and manuscripts since 1969. In 2001 we settled in Barcelona, Spain, where we happily welcome our visitors by appointment).And in 2021, we opened a second office in Paris (by appointment also).We specialise in rare items in French, Spanish and Latin - with a special emphasis on bibliographic curiosities and unique copies (provenances, annotations, bindings). Subjects of interest include (but are not limited to) early printed books, science, medicine, history of ideas, social sciences, art and literature.Latest acquisitions, catalogue previews and bibliophilic delicatessen of various kinds are available for the registered customers of our four-languages web site www.livres-rares.com
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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