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[DECORATED PAPERS] MORÉRI, Louis (1643–1680).
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[DECORATED PAPERS] MORÉRI, Louis (1643–1680).
See original version (Italian)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
[DECORATED PAPERS] MORÉRI, Louis (1643–1680). *Le grand dictionnaire historique*. Venice: Pasquali, Pitteri, 1744.
Venetian edition of Louis Moréri’s celebrated historical and biographical dictionary, a vast encyclopaedic compendium covering notable figures, genealogies, sacred and secular history, geography and institutions. First published in 1674, the work was repeatedly expanded and revised over the following century.
Folio (395 × 280 mm). Contemporary Venetian decorated paper boards, featuring a striking geometric pattern and a colour scheme of remarkably modern appearance. The lot has not been collated (7)
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