AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563. - photo 1
AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563. - photo 2
AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563. - photo 3

AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563.

Lot 225
26.01.2021 15:00UTC +01:00
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€ 4 750
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Event locationItaly, Milano
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Lot 225 | AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563.
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€ 4 000 – 6 000
AGRICOLA, Georgius (1494-1555) - De l'arte de metalli. Basel: per Hieronimo Frobenio et Nicolao Episcopio, 1563.

Rare first edition of De Re Metallica. Illustrated by an extraordinary series of 292 woods, which required over 3 years of work and which, thanks to the high graphic quality and the rich inventiveness of the scenes, gave life to one of the masterpieces of Renaissance woodcut art.

Folio (302 x 204mm). omplete with two woodcut plates, woodcut printer's device on title and at end, initials and numerous full and half-page woodcut illustrations in text (title restored at the margins and with a tear, a reinforced plate, first leaves restored at the edges, some other leaves restored at the lower margin, occasional light spotting and staining). Later vellum, modern marbled paper case (modern endpapers and light wear). Provenance: some early annotations in the margins.
Auction house category:Books, manuscripts and engravings
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