1739 LA SCIENCE des MEDAILLES antique 2 ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES VELLUM BOUND

 Jobert, Louis:

La science des medailles. 

2 volumes.

Paris, chez De Bure ; 1739


xliv, (4), 464, (2), lvs, 11 folding plates
(4), 446, (34), 1  folding plate

Complete.

Original vellum binding in full parchment with titles on the spine.

Sprayed edges.

Some woodworm on the spines and pastedowns

Some toning

Old complete Parisian edition in 2 volumes.

Printed in 1744 for Jean Debure (1721-1786).

Title pages printed in red and black.

1 chalcographic frontispiece to the first volume.

Work of the French numismatist Louis Jobert (1637-1719), with 12 folding plates engraved outside the text depicting medals with portraits of the Roman emperors and their respective popes.

Woodcut head and tail pieces.

Size 4 by 7 inches

Text in French
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