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A GERMAN BOOK IN LATIN WITH ITS SILVER BINDING
with 18th century spurious marks for Augsburg,
early 19th century
The book, printed by Weidmann in Leipzig, is "Taciti opera" by Corneille, first volume; the binding, made for this book, is in the late 17th century taste and is engraved with medallions depicting the story of Tacite. The medallions are surrounded with embossed male masks, foliage and fruits - 21.2 x 12.6 cm, 7 cm large
with 18th century spurious marks for Augsburg,
early 19th century
The book, printed by Weidmann in Leipzig, is "Taciti opera" by Corneille, first volume; the binding, made for this book, is in the late 17th century taste and is engraved with medallions depicting the story of Tacite. The medallions are surrounded with embossed male masks, foliage and fruits - 21.2 x 12.6 cm, 7 cm large