Georg Braun; Franz Hogenberg - Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornehmsten Stätt der Welt - 1572-1617
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Facsimile edition of Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornehmsten Stätt der Welt, by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, published by Braun & Hogenberg, Köln, in German, a Neuauflage folio with 116 unnumbered leaves and 15 pages of scholarly text, bound in red leather with elaborate gold tooling, size 42.5 × 29.5 cm, in mint condition and including 56 double-page colour plates plus a coloured title.
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Description and Contrafactum of the foremost cities in the world (facsimile of 1574)
The select facsimile of the famous city book “Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt” (after the German edition of 1574 of the masterwork Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg) appeared in a well-known luxury and exclusive edition
Collation & Description:
• Format: Folio (Large Folio, approx. 42.5 x 29.5 cm).
• Extent / page count: 1 volume (complete).
• Main part: 116 unpaginated leaves (Bll.).
• Commentary: 15 pages of scientific explanatory text.
• Illustrations: Magnificently illustrated select facsimile. Contains 1 colored title page as well as 56 double-page color plates (double‑page sized, colored city views and city plans).
• Binding: Wine-red original leather binding with elaborate, rich spine and cover gilding as well as three‑sided gilt.
• Condition: Pristine, like-new copy with no defects.
• Background: A high-quality partial facsimile of the famous original edition of the city book Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, published in 6 volumes between 1574 and 1618
Description and Contrafactum of the foremost cities in the world (facsimile of 1574)
The select facsimile of the famous city book “Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt” (after the German edition of 1574 of the masterwork Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg) appeared in a well-known luxury and exclusive edition
Collation & Description:
• Format: Folio (Large Folio, approx. 42.5 x 29.5 cm).
• Extent / page count: 1 volume (complete).
• Main part: 116 unpaginated leaves (Bll.).
• Commentary: 15 pages of scientific explanatory text.
• Illustrations: Magnificently illustrated select facsimile. Contains 1 colored title page as well as 56 double-page color plates (double‑page sized, colored city views and city plans).
• Binding: Wine-red original leather binding with elaborate, rich spine and cover gilding as well as three‑sided gilt.
• Condition: Pristine, like-new copy with no defects.
• Background: A high-quality partial facsimile of the famous original edition of the city book Civitates orbis terrarum by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, published in 6 volumes between 1574 and 1618
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art, Cartography, Geography, History
Book title
Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornehmsten Stätt der Welt
Author/ Illustrator
Georg Braun; Franz Hogenberg
Condition
As new
Publication year oldest item
1572
Publication year youngest item
1617
Height
42.5 cm
Edition
Reprint
Width
29.5 cm
Language
German
Original language
No
Publisher
Braun & Hogenberg, Köln
Binding/ Material
Leather
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
116
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