KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. 1602-1680. Prodromus Coptus Sive Aegyptiacus. Rome: Congregatio de propaga...
Similar Sale History
Recommended Items
Item Details
Description
KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. 1602-1680.
Prodromus Coptus Sive Aegyptiacus. Rome: Congregatio de propaganda fide, 1636.
4to (220 x 165 mm). Woodcut illustrations in text. [24], 338, [2] pp. 18th-century quarter calf and paper-covered boards, citron leather spine label; occasional browning and foxing.
Provenance: manuscript inscription at foot of title page 'Assist. Galliae dono Auctoris'; copious late 18th-century manuscript notes in French on front and rear endpapers concerning the study of Coptic and hieroglyphics.
FIRST EDITION, A PRESENTATION COPY ('dono auctoris') OF THE FIRST COPTIC GRAMMAR PRINTED IN THE WEST. This is the first issue, with the dedicatee Francesco Barberini's coat-of-arms on the title. The title-page inscription suggests this copy was presented by Kircher. Merrill 3; Caillet 5790.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Prodromus Coptus Sive Aegyptiacus. Rome: Congregatio de propaganda fide, 1636.
4to (220 x 165 mm). Woodcut illustrations in text. [24], 338, [2] pp. 18th-century quarter calf and paper-covered boards, citron leather spine label; occasional browning and foxing.
Provenance: manuscript inscription at foot of title page 'Assist. Galliae dono Auctoris'; copious late 18th-century manuscript notes in French on front and rear endpapers concerning the study of Coptic and hieroglyphics.
FIRST EDITION, A PRESENTATION COPY ('dono auctoris') OF THE FIRST COPTIC GRAMMAR PRINTED IN THE WEST. This is the first issue, with the dedicatee Francesco Barberini's coat-of-arms on the title. The title-page inscription suggests this copy was presented by Kircher. Merrill 3; Caillet 5790.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Buyer's Premium
- 27.5% up to $25,000.00
- 26% up to $1,000,000.00
- 20% above $1,000,000.00
KIRCHER, ATHANASIUS. 1602-1680. Prodromus Coptus Sive Aegyptiacus. Rome: Congregatio de propaga...
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
4 bidders are watching this item.
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in New York, New York, USSee Policy for Shipping
Payment
TOP