Giulio Ferrario - Il costume antico e moderno. Asia, Band V - 1824

Giulio Ferrario – Il costume antico e moderno – Asia, Band V – Florence, Vincenzo Batelli, 1824

Reich illustrierter fünfter Band der Abteilung „Asia“ aus Giulio Ferrarios „Il costume antico e moderno“, in der zweiten, überarbeiteten und erweiterten Ausgabe. Mit zahlreichen detailreichen, überwiegend handkolorierten Kupfertafeln zu den Kulturen, Religionen, Bauwerken und Trachten Vorderasiens und Arabiens.

Bibliographic Information

Author: Doctor Giulio Ferrario

Title: Il costume antico e moderno o storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni, provata coi monumenti dell’antichità e rappresentata cogli analoghi disegni.

Department and Volume: Asia – Volume fifth.

Edition: Edizione seconda riveduta ed accresciuta – second, revised and enlarged edition.

Place of publication: Florence / Firenze.
Publisher: Per Vincenzo Batelli.
Year of publication: 1824, on the title page MDCCCXXIV.
Language: Italian.

The offering is exclusively the fifth Asia volume described here; not a complete copy of the multi-volume work.

Content and Illustrations

The volume treats Phoenicia, Syria, Judea and Hebrew culture as well as Arabia. Other sections are devoted to ancient peoples of Asia Minor, including Phrygians, Trojans, Mysians, Lydians, Lycians, Cilicians and Bithynians.

The plates show, among other things:

– Phoenician deities, coins and tomb monuments.
– Ancient buildings from Laodicea, Baalbek and Palmyra, including views, floor plans and architectural details.
– Biblical scenes, historical costumes, military insignia and religious vessels.
– A synagogue, the Temple in Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
– Historical musical instruments and Jewish costumes.
– Arab emirs, caliphs, religious dignitaries and prayer postures.
– Public baths, a decorated pilgrimage camel and military exercises in Yemen.
– The sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina.
– Ancient and mythological scenes around Troy, including Hector, Amazons and the family of Priam.
– Hercules and Omphale as well as representations of Lycian coins.

Particularly appealing is the combination of colored architectural views, detailed costume plates and depictions of religious practices and objects.

Plates and Completeness

According to my own review and counting based on the included plate index, all plates listed there I–XL are present. My count yields 40 plates, mostly hand-colored, with some uncolored illustrations in addition.

The notes on plate count and completeness are based on a careful private examination; no independent guarantee of completeness is offered.

Condition

An attractive antiquarian copy with frequently well-preserved coloring and detailed plate illustrations.

Age-related browning of the paper and variably pronounced foxing, especially on the title page and the index pages, partly also on the plates and their margins. Occasional printing bleed-through or translucent text, as well as light creases, waves and signs of use. The plates appear overall well preserved; existing signs of aging are visible in the photos.

The photographs show the offered copy and supplement the condition description. Please take the images into account when assessing.

Private sale and legal notices

The book comes from my private library. I am acting as a private individual.

The description and bibliographic details have been prepared to the best of my knowledge based on the available copy. Information on edition, dating, equipment and plate count is based on my private record and does not constitute an independent guarantee. Errors in recording are reserved; this does not affect liability regarding expressly agreed conditions or fraudulently concealed defects.

Sale is subject to exclusion of warranty for material defects. Excluded from the warranty are claims for damages due to injury to life, body or health as well as intentional or grossly negligent breach of duty.