Carlo Doudelet (illustratore); Fioretti di Sancto Francesco (autore tradizionale) - Fioretti di Sancto Francesco - 1923
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Fioretti di Sancto Francesco, illustrated by Carlo Doudélet and traditionally authored, is a numbered 1923 art edition in Italian bound in half leather with 320 pages on a 35.5 × 25.5 cm format, published by Claudio Argentieri and containing signs of age and wear.
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I FIORETTI DI SAN FRANCESCO – ARTISTIC EDITION OF 1923
Precious antique edition of The Fioretti of Saint Francis, with original illustrations by Carlo Doudélet, printed in 1923 for the publisher Claudio Argentieri at the Campitelli Printing House in Foligno.
Large-format volume, richly illustrated, with splendid medieval-style decorations, distinctive typographic characters and black-and-white artistic plates.
Characteristics:
* Year: 1923
* Publisher: Claudio Argentieri
* Illustrator: Carlo Doudélet
* Printing house: Campitelli, Foligno
* Numbered copy: 949A (as reported in the volume)
* Pages: 320
* Dimensions: 35.5 × 25.5 cm
* Weight: 2,378 g
* Hardcover with marbled paper and cloth spine
In the colophon it is specified that all matrices used for printing were destroyed.
CONDITIONS
Antique book with evident signs of age.
The spine shows significant abrasions and loss of the cover. The rear cover is partially detached, while the inner pages are secure.
There are yellowings and some stains due to age.
Not restored, preserved in the original conditions visible in the photographs.
Interesting volume for collectors of antique books, artistic illustrated editions, sacred art and the history of Italian typography.
I FIORETTI DI SAN FRANCESCO – ARTISTIC EDITION OF 1923
Precious antique edition of The Fioretti of Saint Francis, with original illustrations by Carlo Doudélet, printed in 1923 for the publisher Claudio Argentieri at the Campitelli Printing House in Foligno.
Large-format volume, richly illustrated, with splendid medieval-style decorations, distinctive typographic characters and black-and-white artistic plates.
Characteristics:
* Year: 1923
* Publisher: Claudio Argentieri
* Illustrator: Carlo Doudélet
* Printing house: Campitelli, Foligno
* Numbered copy: 949A (as reported in the volume)
* Pages: 320
* Dimensions: 35.5 × 25.5 cm
* Weight: 2,378 g
* Hardcover with marbled paper and cloth spine
In the colophon it is specified that all matrices used for printing were destroyed.
CONDITIONS
Antique book with evident signs of age.
The spine shows significant abrasions and loss of the cover. The rear cover is partially detached, while the inner pages are secure.
There are yellowings and some stains due to age.
Not restored, preserved in the original conditions visible in the photographs.
Interesting volume for collectors of antique books, artistic illustrated editions, sacred art and the history of Italian typography.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Religion
Book title
Fioretti di Sancto Francesco
Author/ Illustrator
Carlo Doudelet (illustratore); Fioretti di Sancto Francesco (autore tradizionale)
Condition
Poor
Publication year oldest item
1923
Height
35.5 cm
Edition
Numbered edition
Width
25.5 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Claudio Argentieri
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
320
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