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Feste - Banchetti - Wright, John Michael

Report on the solemn appearance, made in Rome on January 8, 1687 by the most illustrious count of Castelmaine extraordinary ambassador., 1687

Estimate

€ 200 - 400

Sold

€ 258

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

286x214mm
In Rome, Domenico Antonio Ercole, [1687]. In folio. Chalcographic frontispiece, large vignette and chalcographic initials on paper A2, 15 engraved plates, numbered and signed, one of which folded several times, washed copy, restorations, cut restored on the folded plate, leaf M3 missing (pp. 91-92, according to SBN, erroneously marked "M2"), binding of the sec. XIX with elegant embossing, slight defects, in leather case with gusset on the spine, signs of wear, some peeling and scratches. Paper ex libris on the back cover.

Specialist Notes

Elegant party book for the British ambassador Castelmaine, accompanied by the painter J.M. Wright, with numerous plates including one folded several times which describes a sumptuous table set up in a frescoed room. for the official banquet.

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