ANTIQUITY. ROME. The origin of the RomansIn
French,... Lot 41
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[ANTIQUITY]. ROME]. The origin of the RomansIn
French, manuscript on paperFrance
, 17th century93
ff, preceded and followed by a flyleaf, cursive writing in brown ink, titles in red, text inscribed in a frame drawn in inkBound
in garnet-red morocco, spine with 5 nerves, simple cold fillet framing on the boards, scroll on the edges, gilt edges, paper endpapers decorated with arabesques and gilt scrolls, a few later pencil essays (a child?), ex-libris inscription on the verso of the first endpaper: "Bazin"
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Size: 90 x 140 mm.
Elegant little vade mecum of Roman history, finely calligraphed, perhaps intended for a young student or schoolboy.
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