Liber artificiosus alphabeti maioris, oder: neu inventirtes Kunst- Schreib- und Zeichenbuch
Artist: Johann Merken; Engraver: Heinrich Hugo Cöntgen
two parts bound in one volume; illustrated with 56 engraved plates on blue paper; oblong folio; bound in contemporary German three-quarter brown calf over marbled boards; red morocco spine label stamped in gilt; text on white paper followed by engravings on blue paper of letters and alphabets, quotes, heraldic, geometric, emblematic and alchemical imagery, portraiture, natural history scenes, astronomical calendars and charts
- Date
- 1782-1785
- In our collection
- since December the 4th, 2009 up to now
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 in. (23.83 x 37.47 x 2.54 cm) (closed)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Engravings, letterpress
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 18% copper 71% iron 3% atium 8%