CHEVIGNE (Louis, Comte de)Livre Rare Book
Les Contes rémois. Neuvième édition
1871réf. 002865Paris, Jouaust, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1871
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réf. 1086240Encuadernación de tapa dura. Bien. . Sin datos Pamplona ¿ Siglo XVIII. 30x19 cm. 249 págs. 2 h. en blanco. Encuadernado en plena piel verde nervios lomo y planos con dorados amplios márgenes y limpio. Por no tener portada esta obra se le ha atribuido al monje Catatayud es una crítica a la "Historia de la Universidad de Irún Uranzu" de Francisco de Gainza Pamplona 1738 muy raro en comercio. # hª España. País Vasco. hardcover
1871réf. 002865Paris, Jouaust, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1871
1827réf. 22023Paris 1827. 4to. Bachelier Successeur de Mme Ve Courcier Contemporary half beige morocco spine gilt with the author and titled lettered in gold at the head of the spine marbled edges. With 53 illustrations on perspective projections of geometrical bodies in all positions in space and connections with each other on 28 folding engraved plates by Stevigny after designs by the author. XX 188 pp. The fifth considerably enlarged edition of the famous course on descriptive geometry held in 1795 at the École Normale at Paris by Gaspar Monge 1746-1818. Originally published in 1798 the work was formative and even "created" descriptive geometry and opened up a new and promising era for technical engineering. Descriptive geometry lays at the roots of all technical drawing and graphical methods that help to make mechanical engineering possible. An extensive new preface by the present editor Barnabé Brisson 1777-1828 inspector of the "Ponts et Chaussées" explains about the role of the École Normale founded October 30 1794 which was to renew public education and allow France to develop its own industries. Also included are a list of the first professors and a biographical note on Gaspard Monge first professor of descriptive geometry. Added to the present edition are three extra lectures discovered among Monge's papers after his death. Monge's work justly became one of the most famous in the literature of perspective.The work shows some foxing throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Dict. Scient. Biogr. 9 pp. 469-478; History of Technology IV p. 482; Kemp The Science of Art p. 221 ff. incl. ills.; Vagnetti EIVb72; see also: R. Taton L'Oeuvre Scientifique de Gaspard Monge 1951. unknown
réf. 97022Paris, Baudouin, An VII [1799], in-4, VII-[1]-132-[2] pp, 25 pl, Basane marbrée de l'époque, dos à nerfs et fleuronné, pièce de prix en maroquin rouge sur le plat supérieur [École impériale gratuite de dessin], Première édition en librairie, après la parution en livraisons dans le Journal de l'École Normale en 1795. 25 planches de figures géométriques dépliantes gravées sur cuivre d'après Girard par Delettre. La géométrie descriptive de Gaspard Monge (1746-1818), prévue à l'origine pour le Génie Militaire, est à la base de tous les dessins de machines et des méthodes graphiques qui conduiront à la construction mécanique. Le mathématicien présenta cette méthode générale dès 1795, dans les cours donnés à l'éphémère École Centrale des Travaux publics - future École Polytechnique - et organisa son enseignement au sein des fugaces Écoles Normales de l'An III : cette nouvelle géométrie, apparue dans le contexte révolutionnaire, n'est pas à proprement parler de son "invention", puisqu'elle réunit un ensemble de méthodes déjà connues et mises en pratique. En revanche, il appartient à Monge de les avoir réunies, systématisées et décrites sous le terme de "géométrie descriptive" et d'en avoir été le promoteur (Sakarovitch). Cet exemplaire comporte l'Abrégé du catalogue des livres de fonds et d'assortiment de J.B.M. Duprat, libraire pour les mathématiques à Paris, quai des Augustins, Vendémiaire an VII. Exemplaire offert en prix par l'École impériale gratuite de dessin l'année 1811 pour le Second prix de géométrie, remporté par Jean-Louis Mathon. Étiquette ex-libris J[oseph] Laissus (1900-1969), directeur-fondateur de l'École technique supérieure du Laboratoire. Frottements, coins et coupes usés, coiffe inférieure arasée. Feuillets un peu brunis, quelques rousseurs. Joël Sakarovitch, "La géométrie descriptive et l'oeuvre de Gaspard Monge". In : Géométrie pratique, édité par Dominique Raynaud, Presses universitaires de Franche-Comté, 2015 [en ligne] DSB IX, 473. Couverture rigide
2002réf. 62554Gallery. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 88 pp. With 59 ills. 57 col. . 25 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2002. 1894212010 . Gallery hardcover
2012réf. 100266D. A. P. Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 112 pp. ; 165 illus. 159 in color. -- with a bonus offer--; Collaborating with a varied cast of characters--beekeepers mycologists astronomers physicists bees cats snowballs tango dancers passersby plants curators hotel porters--Canadian artist Diane Borsato creates works that propose eccentric models for relating to one another and to the world. For her project Italian Lessons she attempted to learn Italian by learning salsa physics first aid and beekeeping by way of Italian instruction. In Terrestrial/Celestial Borsato coordinated an unconventional exchange of observational practices--from opposite ends of the scale--between amateur mycologists and amateur astronomers. In a new work Walking Studio Borsato proposes a different space for research and reflection with her mobile field study lab comprised of a study center and fully functional sauna. This overview is published to accompany a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of York University in 2012. . 2012. 0921972644 . D. A. P. (Distribution) hardcover
1998réf. 60550D. A. P. /Distributed Art Publishers Distribution . As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - -- 178 pp. With 198 ills. 70 col. . 23 x 19 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1998. 0935640568 . D. A. P. /Distributed Art Publishers (Distribution) paperback
1988réf. 67175Gallery. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened --80 pp. With 38 ills. 4 col. . 29 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1988. 091977766X . Gallery paperback
2000réf. 61436Gallery. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 96 pp. With 135 ills. 64 col. . 26 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2000. 0921047452 . Gallery paperback
2012réf. 98099D. A. P. Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 184 pp. ; 151 illus. 95 in color. -- with a bonus offer--; Best known for his wry and witty drawings British artist David Shrigley has built up an artistic practice that over the past two decades has expanded well beyond drawing to include photography sculpture neon signs animation painting printmaking publishing and music. Shrigley finds humor in flat depictions of the inconsequential and the bizarre qualities that he heightens through a deliberately limited technique. In this unusually complete look at the much-loved artist's diverse approaches Shrigley is revealed as a master of many media and many kinds of humor from the black humor for which he is famed to caricature and more slapstick situations. With an immediate and accessible appeal to diverse audiences Shrigley's work offers an insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships. Published on the occasion of the artist's first major survey show at London's Hayward Gallery this beautifully produced volume includes a 7" vinyl picture-disc featuring an exclusive recording by the artist. David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield England in 1968 and studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1988-1991. As well as authoring numerous books he directed the video for Blur's "Good Song" and for Bonnie "Prince" Billy's "Agnes Queen of Sorrow." Between 2005 and 2009 he contributed a cartoon for the U.K. Guardian Weekend magazine every Saturday. . 2012. 1853322970 . D. A. P. (Distribution) hardcover
1999réf. 60491Gallery. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. 96 pp. With 57 ills. 13 col. . 26 x 21 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1999. 0921047398 . Gallery paperback
2002réf. 86254Precipice Publications. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 60 pages; 57 illustrations. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2002. 0966009134 . Precipice Publications paperback
1993réf. 101643CASSELL ILLUSTRATED. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 208 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . 1993. 0304341207 . CASSELL ILLUSTRATED hardcover
2012réf. 100209Dewi Lewis Publishing. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 96 pp. ; 56 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; Billy Monk worked as a bouncer in the notorious Catacombs club in the dock area of Cape Town during the 1960s. He captures the raw energy of the club its decadence and tragedy its humanity and joy. The internationally acclaimed photographer David Goldblatt notes: "Monk's non-judgmental even cool-eyed awareness of the photographic possibilities of the bizarre pervades the work and yet this awareness is never denigratingly exploitative. There is a strong empathetic spirit throughout." First exhibited in 1982 it is now receiving significant media attention. . 2012. 1907893180 . Dewi Lewis Publishing hardcover
2010réf. 87789JRPRingier. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 160 pages; 107 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; Christoph Keller Editions; A homage to Richard Prince's many classic publications Jonathan Monk's new book reveals that the artist customarily regarded as a classic instance of the "post-studio" practitioner working from a small desk a computer and a cell phone actually has a traditional physical space documented here Prince-style with loving attention to his working props. . 2010. 3037640650 . JRP|Ringier paperback
2006réf. 89216Revolver Books. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in German and English with portions in English only. 156 pages; 95 illus. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2006. 3865882331 . Revolver Books hardcover
2006réf. 88957Revolver. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. 168 pp. ; 429 ills. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2006. 3865882056 . Revolver hardcover
2006réf. 90618Gallery. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. 174 pp. ; 282 ills. -- with a bonus offer--; When Sarah Winchesterís husband died she inherited a fortune in profits from the Winchester Repeating Rifle. She spent the second half of her life building a 160-room Victorian mansion a construction project designed never to end as she believed that continuing to build would stave off the ghosts of those killed by Winchester guns. Jeremy Blakeís Winchester Trilogy uses the huge tangled structure that resulted the definitive haunted house to examine the haunting of American culture by violence. Spirit Hunter documents and analyzes his groundbreaking and critically acclaimed work--some say Blake has invented a new genre between video and painting and interest in his progress intersects a number of fields including art film and fashion. Spirit Hunter also explores such disparate topics as frontier myth American foreign policy technology early film history psychoanalytic theory and philosophy--all in an accessible narrative style that interweaves art analysis with the story of a mythic haunting that still reverberates today. . 2006. 092197244X . Gallery hardcover
2001réf. 30826Old Tappan New Jersey U.S.A.: Free Press. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW FLAWLESS COPY NEVER OPENED -- 574 pages. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Monkr; Monk Ray Bertrand Russell: The Ghost of Madness 1921-1970 PHILOSOPHY . 2001. 0743212150 . Free Press hardcover
2007réf. 89591D. A. P. Distribution . New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French and English with portions in French only. 208 pp. ; 93 ills. -- with a bonus offer--; Jonathan Monk born in the UK in 1969 is a dry-humored mischief-maker who explores 1960s influences in installations photography film sculpture and performance. He has met with success--in 2006 his work appeared in New Photography at The Museum of Modern Art New York and at the Tate Triennial. Interviewed here he tells the respected artist David Shrigley "it is sometimes difficult to understand where it art all begins and ends the unanswerable question keeps us all going." His work is just as quotable including signs that read "Meeting point" and "This painting should ideally be hung to the left of an Ed Ruscha." Not coincidentally this volume includes contributions from influential supporters including Mr. Ruscha and John Baldessari. . 2007. 2906574066 . D. A. P. (Distribution) hardcover
1989réf. 60043Gallery. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 56 pp. With 20 ills. 8 col. . 29 x 21 cm. Description: "Presents individual commentaries by Canadian artists Steele b. 1947 and Tomczak b. 1952 on stills from 12 videotapes representing both collaborative and independent productions. The artists' 'didactic' treatment of issues involving identity censorship and the nature of mass media is discussed in two critical essays. " -- with a bonus offer-- . 1989. 0919777783 . Gallery paperback
réf. elala3713Quebec: Hunter Rose & Company 1865. First Edition. A total of seven series were published between 1863 and 1906. Sabin and TPL call for only 2 plates in this third series on Quebec country seats. "During his eight years as a professional photographer he died prematurely at the age of thirty-four Livernois characteristically maintained two and sometimes three studios in Quebec Upper Town and the more popular faubourg Saint-Roch.Within his profession he was remarkable as his contemporary Henri-Raymond Casgrain makes clear: "Photography would have been no more than a trade for him as for many others if he had not had the intelligence to enhance its practice by unselfish research.".His son Jules Ernest Livernois and his grandson Jules followed in his footsteps. The photographic firm he founded is one of the rare examples of a business enterprise that reached its centenary." Louis Hamel-Minh in DCB IX pp. 47-48. Dionne III 1103. Sabin 40005. TPL 6165. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. iv 137 1 leaferrata & opinions of the press. 3 lithographed maps & plans 2 folding. 24 mounted photographs of Quebec manor houses by Jules IsaÔ BenoÓt dit Livernois 1830-1865. full gilt-paneled red morocco by T.Lemieux Quebec gilt inside dentelles gilt edges moirÈ silk endleaves possibly bound for presentation occasional light spotting. former owner's name in gilt on upper cover: L.K.Andrews Quebec: Hunter, Rose & Company, 1865 unknown
1798réf. 17204Paris, Baudouin, an VII (1798-1799) ; in-4 , demi-basane marbrée, dos lisse titre en long (rel. moderne) ; VIII, la dernière blanche, 132pp., 25 planches gravées dépliantes.
1780réf. 518Ethiopia: Unknown 1780. First edition. Hand-tooled full red morocco over wood boards. `. Ethiopian Monk. ANTIQUE ETHIOPIAN-HANDMADE HANDWRITTEN AND HAND-PAINTED- COPTIC CHRISTIAN MANUSCRIPT PRIEST MISSAL ON PARCHMENT. This is a small monastic handmade Christian missal Maṣḥafa Qeddase made for a priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church when leading masses/religious ceremonies. It contains the divine liturgy of the church and is comprised of prayers and psalms handwritten at an Ethiopian monastery by a talented scribe circa 1890 - 1920 during the imperialistic revival period ushered in during the reign of Emperor Menelik II 1844-1913 of Ethiopia or his successor. This is evident through careful analysis of paint pigments used artistic style natural aging of the vellum signs of antiquarian wear and the distinct paleography of the period. Its four hand-painted full-page miniatures show an exceptional artistry influenced by European schools of art typical of the period. They show greater technical achievement and refinement than typically seen showing more proficient training in color balance perspective and proportionalism aside from curious uneven eye placement at times. The beautiful red morocco is later circa latter part of the 20th century and is exceptionally well-crafted and tooled in blind using traditional Ethiopian religious iconography. Most examples of Ethiopian Coptic manuscripts are quite small usually ranging between 3" x 5" to 7" x 5" or pocket-sized for personal use and often lack illustrations or sparsely and crudely have a page or two illustrated. This example is of a typical size used for an Ethiopian Coptic manuscript: 5.5 in. x 4.25 in. and features 116 total unnumbered pages written in Ge'ez - the ancient liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Unlike most examples this missal was designed for use by a priest: there are rubrics in red ink-instructions and also horizontal red-and-black cross-shaped marks indicating when the priest should perform a specific action cantillation marks called melekket. Melekket guide the priest's movements gestures and timing and his leading of the congregation throughout the ceremony. The Ge'ez script is written in a confident highly practiced monastic hand. The letters are bold sharp and tightly spaced which is characteristic of the late- to post-Gondarine literary renaissance. The alternating black and red ink red being used for sacred names section headers or priest instructions utilizes traditional organic soot for the black ink and an imported material like cinnabar or vermillion for the red pigment. There are also harags rectangular horizontal headers with geometric patterns which signal the opening page of a new chapter or major liturgical section within the Maṣḥafa Qeddas. Some are contemporary to the text and others are more modern using ballpoint ink. The missal is bound in a later 20th century luxurious red morocco karta stretched tightly over wooden boards with exceptional tooling in blind comprised of traditional Ethiopian Christian religious symbols and motifs framing a large centralized cross. There is uniform precision in the blind-tooled geometric stamps crisp overlapping corner turn-ins and tight structural integrity of the binding. The boards and binding cords are original to the work. Interlaced within the text are four full-page miniatures in the imperialistic revival style at its height between 1890-1929. The paintings use more modern pigments made accessible through the burgeoning trade with Europe at this time. The four paintings showcase famous healing miracles performed by Jesus: 1. The Healing of the Man Born Blind from the Gospel of John Chapter 9. Jesus stands on the left adorned with a cruciform halo. He is extending his hand to touch the eyes of a blind man who is leaning forward respectfully with closed eyes. A disciple stands closely behind the blind man looking on to witness the miracle. The Ge'ez script in the top-right corner explicitly labels the scene: Wa-aḥyawo əgzi əna la- əwur which translates directly to 'And our Lord healed the blind man. 2. The Commissioning or Healing of the Apostles. Christ stands with a radiant cruciform halo raising His right hand in a classic gesture of blessing and instruction. He extends His left hand angles toward Saint Peter who stands directly at the front of the group of disciples touching his face or gesturing toward him in dialogue. Behind Saint Peter a dense layered cluster of disciples looks onward. Their highly structured stacked halo-like head shapes behind them represent the larger group of the Twelve Apostles. The Ge'ez script in the top-right corner translates to 'And our Lord taught the Apostles' - a symbolic healing of their minds and spirits. 3. The Healing of the Paralytic Man from the Gospel of Mark 2:1-12 or John 5:1-9. Jesus stands with a golden cruciform halo dressed in red and green vestments. He extends His right hand to touch the shoulder of a man dressed in a patterned dark blue robe. The healed man is walking away while carrying his bed/cot strapped to his back directly illustrating Jesus's famous scriptural command: 'Rise take up your bed and walk.' Behind Jesus Saint Peter distinguished by his white hair and beard watches the miracle with a hand extended in reverence. The Ge'ez script in the top-right corner translates directly to 'And our Lord healed the paralytic.' 4. The Raising of Lazarus from the Gospel of John Chapter 11. Jesus has His right hand raised in a gesture of divine authority and blessing commanding the dead man to arise. On the left Lazarus is shown wrapped tightly in white burial shrouds mummy-like bindings standard for Orthodox icons of this scene. He is rising vertically directly out of his open block-like wooden tomb box. Behind Jesus Saint Peter looks on closely witnessing the miraculous return to life. The painting inscription translation: 'And our Lord raised Lazarus.' HOW THIS MANUSCRIPT WAS MADE Ge'ez calligraphy executed in natural red and black inks with a reed pen in single column a format unique to psalters and missals for where many lines end in verse; otherwise two or three columns were used to maximize the use of expensive parchment and rubricated throughout adorns hand-made parchment made from goatskin or sheepskin. The parchment sheets are folded and then bound together using reed with a link chain stitch for the quires and housed in wooden boards made from local trees. Goatskin was tanned dyed and treated and stretched tightly over the wooden boards and tooled in blind. These same techniques have been consistently used for more than 1000 years and it is this consistency of technique that makes Ethiopian Coptic texts notoriously difficult to exactly date without carbon dating methods. Time periods of construction can be narrowed down with knowledge of period artistic styles pigments and materials used analysis of vellum aging and wear and the distinct changes in Ethiopian paleography over time and setting. HISTORY OF ETHIOPIAN COPTIC MANUSCRIPTS IN GE'EZ Ethiopian Handwritten Coptic Ge'ez Bibles and liturgical texts were produced as early as the fourteenth century until the early 20th century throughout Ethiopia the first country to become an independent African nation. Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia in the 4th century when Syrian missionaries first translated the Bible into Ge'ez the language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The surviving body of Ge'ez literature is composed almost entirely of Christian liturgy as education was exclusively the responsibility of priests and monks. The bibles produced typically contain the gospels of the New Testament recounting the life of Jesus of Nazareth and the foundation of the Christian. The Ethiopian Bible contains a significantly larger canon of books than Western Bibles including texts like the Book of Enoch and the Book of Jubilees which are often found in its broader canon. It is considered one of the oldest and most complete Bibles containing more than 80 books compared to the 66 in the Protestant canon. The world's earliest illustrated Christian book is the Garima Gospels written in Ge'ez found in a remote Ethiopian monastery. It is named after a monk who arrived in Ethiopia in the 5th century and is beautifully illustrated. For perspective it predates the first King James Bible by about 1200 years. CONDITION REPORT Exterior and binding are NEAR FINE. Interior is Poor. The missal has been subjected to severe natural weathering. The sacred manuscript was salvaged and rebound in its current beautiful modern fine goatskin binding over its original wooden boards. Exterior and binding: Firmly bound. Minimal wear beautifully preserved. Some light scratches and areas of light rubbing. Vellum page edges heavily darkened with soot sun and natural aging. Interior: The vellum leaves show significant wear soiling warping and water damage. It appears as if the entire manuscript was water-logged at some point perhaps caught up a torrential East-African downpour during the rainy season. Many of the leaves are heavily water-browned and there are many areas where the text is obscured. There are also multiple areas of text loss from rips tears fading holes and heavy soiling/vellum darkening. Fortunately the exceptional paintings avoided most of the condition issues and are still colorful though darkened with age and a thin film of dust. The first painting has a large area of loss to the gutter margin fortunately only affecting the border and not the painted figural scene. There are multiple instances of modern ink marginalia and a few text corrections and insertions of harags divisional borders. All in all a scarce heavily weathered surviving example of a priest's missal rebound in modern fine goatskin leather over its original wood boards with four high-quality hand-painted miniatures. Most of the value is retained in the beautiful art fine binding and scarcity as a priest missal. Unknown unknown
1854réf. M7535Baltimore: Jacob Monk 1854. Some minor discolourations and some marginal chipping and staining not affecting the map altogether a very good copy laid down on original canvas as a scroll on two wooden rods. . Notes: Inset map of the world sits beneath the title in the lower left corner. It is centred on the Americas and charts the course of Wilkes' circumnavigation of the globe in the 1840s. To its right sits an index of counties and towns. Above the title on the left side are a legend and scale. On the right by the mid margin is a table of distances. The oceans are decorated with tall ships and the whole map sits within a decorative floral border. This map marks the dawn of the Manifest Destiny era of American history. Soon after the American victory of Mexico large new states and territories were carved out from the newly acquired land. Here we see the newly formed California and Texas along with the Oregon and Washington territories securing the country's claim to the Pacific coast. With California's gold rush getting into full swing the map accentuates many details of that state's gold region. North-South tensions are revealed in the ambiguity of the central states and territories: Northern interests sought to create a massive Nebraska territory which would have included present-day Kansas; however Southern lawmakers pressed Congress to make two separate territories. Size : 1405x1500 mm 55.31x59.06 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Reference: Wheat 794 earlier edition; Rumsey 603. Category: Maps Central America; Maps North America; Maps West Indies Whole; Maps Wall Maps; Jacob Monk unknown
