UBOLDO, Ambrogio. Descrizioni degli scudi posseduti dal banchiere Ambrogio Uboldo nobile de Viareggio. Milan 1839 
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Folio (403 x 270 mm). Lith. portrait-frontispiece, 4 ff., 27 pp., 9 ff. (with description of the shields) and 9 lith. plates on China paper by Vasalli after Antonio Dassi. Bound for presentation to Mauro Capellari, POPE GREGOR XVI (r. 1831 - 1846): papal binding in cream velvet over boards, upper cover with bronze corners elaborately pierced and gilt, in centre the Pope's large coat-of-arms, esquisitely painted 'à la gouache', heigthened in gilt, surmounted by the crossed keys of St. Peter and the Tiara, surrounded by green leafy stems with gilt buds, all on red background and within an oval brass frame; on lower cover round bronze cornerpieces gilt, two smaller versions on flat spine; doublures and endleaves of cream watered-silk; edges gilt. In the original black protecting case.
A unique presentation copy by the author to Mauro Capellari, POPE GREGOR XVI (r. 1831 - 1846). The magnificent papal binding contains the first edition of Uboldo's very rare work on his prestigious collection of schields of the 16th and 17th century. Velvet bindings with such an important papal provenance and in such a splendid state are extremely uncommon. -- In best condition.
5400,- EUR
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Sachgebiete: Einbände, Erstausgaben, Heraldik, Illustrierte Bücher
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