Lot n° 235
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Böttiger, Karl - August. - Sabine ou matinée d'une dame roma - Lot 235
Böttiger, Karl - August. - Sabine ou matinée d'une dame romaine à sa toilette, à la fin du premier siècle de l'ère chrétienne, pour servir à l'histoire de la vie privée des Romains et à l'intelligence des auteurs anciens. Translated from the German. Paris, Maradan, 1813. In-8, bound in full contemporary red long-grained morocco, the boards decorated with a gilt plate of large fleurons in spandrels, linked on the sides by three gilt fillets supporting a rocaille motif, all within a gilt frame. In the center, within a diamond-shaped frame of three gilded fillets, a crowned "LP" surrounded by an olive and oak branch. Smooth spine adorned with a twice-repeated arabesque motif, with a gilt reserve for the author and title, interior roulette, chain on the edges, light blue tabis endpapers, gilt edges - headband frayed, slight spotting on the spine, corners rubbed, scattered faint foxing - viii, 406 pp. Illustrated with 13 line-engraved pll. h-t before the letter, featuring archaeological documents from museum collections.
Böttiger (1760-1835) was a German archaeologist, educator and writer. In this work of pure imagination, but based on archaeological evidence, he describes in 8 scenes the daily life of a Roman noblewoman.
Copy decorated with the crowned cipher of King Louis-Philippe (OHR pl. 2499 fer no. 4).
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