Italy, Classical, Historical, and Picturesque, Illustrated in a Series of Views by Stanfield, R.A., Roberts, R.A., Harding, Prout, Leitch, Brockedon, Barnard, with Descriptions of the Scenes. Preceded by An Introductory Essay on the Recent History and Present Condition of Italy and the Italians, By Camillo Mapei, D.D., Formerly Canon of the Cathedral of Penne, and Graduate of the College of San Apollinare
by Stanfield; Roberts; Harding; Prout; Leitch; Brockedon; Barnard; Mapei, Camillo
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- Very good condition, bound in attractive full contemporary publisher’s cloth with ornate gilt devices. Text and plates are cle
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London: Blackie & Son, c. 1864. Very good condition, bound in attractive full contemporary publisher’s cloth with ornate gilt devices. Text and plates are clean and crisp. . Binding: Full contemporary pebbled green publisher’s cloth with blind tooled and gilt ornamental designs. Flat spine with gilt title and decorative devices. All edges gilt. , Notes: Camillio Mapei (1809-1853) was an Italian priest and theologian. An eminent figure of the Italian Protestantism in the period of Risorgimento and a patriot and political exile, in England he became friends with Gabriel Rossetti and Giuseppe Mazzini. While in London he founded the magazine L’Echo of Savonarola. He is also recognized as the founder of hymnody evangelical Italian. , Size: Small Folio (340x240mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 63 engravings of scenes of various cities and regions of Italy, including a frontispiece and an engraved title. , Pages: P. Half title, Blank, Blank, Frontispiece, Half title, Blank, Title, Blank, Preface (1-2), List of Illustrations i-ii, Preface iii-iv, General Reflections v-cviii, 1-164. , Category: Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General;
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- Italy, Classical, Historical, and Picturesque, Illustrated in a Series of Views by Stanfield, R.A., Roberts, R.A., Harding, Prout, Leitch, Brockedon, Barnard, with Descriptions of the Scenes. Preceded by An Introductory Essay on the Recent History and Present Condition of Italy and the Italians, By Camillo Mapei, D.D., Formerly Canon of the Cathedral of Penne, and Graduate of the College of San Apollinare
- Author
- Stanfield; Roberts; Harding; Prout; Leitch; Brockedon; Barnard; Mapei, Camillo
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition, bound in attractive full contemporary publisher’s cloth with ornate gilt devices. Text and plates are cle
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c. 1864
- Keywords
- Book Europe Italy; Book Plate Books General;
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