Il "Philobiblon" di Riccardo de Bury ... testo, note illustrative, traduzione e documenti. Accompagnato da Trenta Tavole Iconografiche by de Bury, Richard. Besso, Marco. (assoc. Sir James Rennell Rodd) - 1914
by de Bury, Richard. Besso, Marco. (assoc. Sir James Rennell Rodd)
Il "Philobiblon" di Riccardo de Bury ... testo, note illustrative, traduzione e documenti. Accompagnato da Trenta Tavole Iconografiche
by de Bury, Richard. Besso, Marco. (assoc. Sir James Rennell Rodd)
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Quarter vellum over printed paper-covered boards. Front edge deckled: Biblioteca Besso Editrice, 1914. First edition thus. Quarter vellum over printed paper-covered boards. Front edge deckled. A very good copy, edges foxed, boards rubbed, lightly soiled, leaves crisp and fresh.. liii, [2], 159 pp., [1]. + Plates. Illus. with 30 b/w engraved plates. 4to. Number 9 of 500 copies. This copy was for Sir James Rennell Rodd (1858-1941), the British Ambassador in Rome. Text in Latin and Italian. Commentary in Italian on this 14th century treatise on the love of books by the English Bishop Richard de Bury (1287-1345). A very handsomely designed volume.
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- Format/Binding Quarter vellum over printed paper-covered boards. Front edge deckled
- Book Condition Used - A very good copy, edges foxed, boards rubbed, lightly soiled, leaves crisp and fresh.
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First edition thus
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Biblioteca Besso Editrice
- Place of Publication Quarter vellum over printed paper-covered boards. Front edge deckled
- Date Published 1914
- Keywords Medieval Studies, , Books about Books, Book Arts & Collecting, Medieval Studies, Books on Books, Book Collectors, Book Collecting, 14th c., Medieval Studies, Middle Ages, Marco Besso, Sir James Rennell Rodd,