Carlo Doudelet (illustratore); Fioretti di Sancto...

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.

Estimate:£125.57

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