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176 - [VINCENZO CARTARI].
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Estimate €300 - €500
Description
[VINCENZO CARTARI]. SECOND, LATEST EDITION OF THE IMAGES OF THE ANCIENT GODS BY VINCENZO CARTARI OF REGGIO. Reduced from head to toe to their true likenesses, and no longer to the likenesses previously offered… By Lorenzo Pignoria of Padua… With the ‘Allegoria sopra le Imagini’ by Cesare Malfatti of Padua… IN PADUA, at the printing house of Pietro Paolo TOZZI, 1626. One volume, large 8vo (24 x 17.5 cm), comprising (20) folios, 2 fold-out plates, 589 pp., full contemporary binding with flaps in stiff vellum. Smooth spine bearing the handwritten title, marbled edges. The antiquarian and Egyptologist Lorenzo Pignoria added some important notes: his appendix, the second part, features detailed illustrations of several archaeological remains depicting Mexican, Egyptian, Indian and Japanese gods. Approximately 246 woodcuts illustrate the work. Title in two colours. In fine condition for this rare volume.
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About the sale ASIA BOOKS MILITARIA
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Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89078066
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