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Archeologia cristiana -Roma - Wilpert , Giuseppe

Ancient Christian sarcophagi, 1929

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€ 500 - 1.000

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€ 645

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Rome, Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, 1929. In folio. 3 vols. of text including the supplement printed in 1936 and 2 vols. of of tables. On the title pages, vignette with the arms of Pope Pius xi, surmounted by the papal tiara, contemporary cloth bindings. Illustrations in the text, vol. 158 plates, in vol. 2 266, vol.3 58 in colour.

Specialist Notes

Important edition, rare in 5 rare volumes  to find itself on the antiques market, of the scholar  of archaeology  Christian Josep Wilpert. He was part of the archeology commission  Christian and published monographs on the paintings of the catacombs of Ss. Pietro and Marcellino (1892), of S. Callisto (1897), of the church of S. Clemente (1906), on the tombs of the popes in S. Callisto (1909), on the tomb of S. Pietro (1922) and various articles.