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Houses of Worship
Rare and Hand Colored Engraving of A Temple in South East Asia, 1827
Anno Domini MDCCCXXVII1827
$315
€280 · £235
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1827
- Sheet size
- 9.3 × 14.4 in (23.7 × 36.7 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Good. General age-related toning and occasional light staining as visible on image. Please study image carefully.
- Collection
- Houses of Worship
- Era
- 1800 to 1849, Travellers and the costume books
- Stock no.
- f_35457972
- Color
- Hand colored
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Description: Plate 41: (Temple in South East Asia). This plate shows a temple in South East Asia. Also palm trees are depicted. This very rare attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Il Costume Antico e Moderno ...' , by Giulio Ferrario, published in Milan in 21 volumes by Antonio Fortunato Stella in 1827 (first edition, second issue). The 17 volumes of the first issue were published sequentially between c. 1815/1816 until 1826 after first being issued in 143 weekly installments. The work appeared in Italian and French. Smaller size editions with smaller much less elaborate plates were published in Florence (1823-38), Naples (1831-42) and even a 16mo. editon in Livorno (1830).
Artists and Engravers: Giulio Ferrario was founder of the 'Societa Tipografica de Classici Italiani' and served as the director of the Braidense National Library in Milan, Italy. Artists that worked on this monumental work are: Gallo Gallina, D.K. Bonatti, A. Biasioli, L. Rossi, Paolo Fumagalli, Gaetano Zancon (1771-1816), G. Bigatti, C. Bramati, G. Gallo, C. Bottiglia, G. Castellini, Antonio Rancati (1784-1816), Vittorio Raineri, Sydney Parkinson, Castelli, A. Sanquirico (1777-1849), Angelo Monticelli (1778-1837), A.L. Rossins, Bottigella and others. This plate etched by G. Zancon.
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