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HOTEL DES VENTES GIRAUDEAU

75 - [120 PLATES FROM THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY]
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Estimate €150 - €200
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[120 PLATES FROM THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY] KRAUS Johann Ulrich A holy delight for the eyes and the soul, presenting, for every Sunday, feast day and solemnity, not only the Gospels but also the Epistles and Readings… [Translation of the title] A holy delight for the eyes and the mind: presenting, for all Sundays, feast days and solemn days, not only the Gospels, but also the Epistles and the Readings, the former from a historical perspective, the latter also from a symbolic perspective, all embellished with original borders, in numerous copperplate engravings of foreign inspiration and of a wholly new design: useful both for the practice of art and for entertainment through pious meditations, as well as for enriching engraved Bibles and illustrating all collections of Christian meditations Augsburg, Johann Ulrich Kraus, [1706]. Two volumes in one folio volume, bound in contemporary calfskin, with a decorated spine and gilt roulette on the edges. Binding heavily worn with a loss to the spine, damage to the joints and headbands, etc. Some foxing and stains on the paper. As is. Divided into two parts, it comprises two frontispieces, two title pages with engraved vignettes, a headband, a title lettering and 120 magnificent plates, 70 in the first part and 50 in the second. ‘A splendid work engraved and published by the German publisher and engraver Johann Ulrich Krauss (1655–1719). These plates consist of two parts: a narrative vignette, surmounted by a title and accompanied by a text relating to the illustration, and an emblematic engraving in a medallion, framed by an ornate Baroque border and surmounted by an extract from the epistle it depicts.”
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 10:00 AM
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