Author: VENUTI, NICCOLO MARCELLO (1700-1755)
Title: Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung samt hinlanglicher Nachricht von Heracleja oder Hercules-Stadt : welche, nach dem sie 1800. Jahr unter der Erde vorgraben gelegen ... von Marchese Don Marcello de Venuti
Description: Franckfurt ; Leipzig ; Wienn : Bey Joh. Paul Krauss 1749. First Edition. Finely bound in modern leather-backed. marbled boards. Gilt-blocked title to spine with raised bands. New endpapers. All edges red. Pages slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 186 pages; 1st German edition. 186p. 17cm. Subjects: Herculaneum (Extinct city) -- Archaeology -- Antiquity -- Italy -- Europe. Text printed in German Gothic font. Title page in red and black. Language: German. First comprehensive scholarly report on the uncovering of Herculaneum and on the inscriptions and works of art found there. Translation of: Descrizione delle prime scoperte dell'antica citta d'Ercolano. Spine title: Beschreibung. Bound with: Nachricht von der am Fus des Berges Vesuvius entdekten unterirdischen Stadt Herculaneum / von Johann Peter Eberhard. Erfurt ; Leipzig : Weber. 1749. 16. 48p.Weight in Kg appr.:

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