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186 - A Collection of Historical Land Registers from the Tuscan Region. 1592–1603. Folio (515x420 mm). Full brown leather binding with embossed lozenges and decorative motifs, a silver coat of arms with a red mantling and five spindles arranged in a band with the initials S.R. on both covers. Spine with embossed ribbing and palmettes, and remnants of a paper label. Endpapers in marbled paper. Contains 118 uncut leaves with laid-paper edges. At the beginning of the volume is a STRATTO index listing 60 entries referring to farms, plots of land, and forests. One blank page; from page 3 to 116, 56 beautiful pairs of maps, the first showing a schematic relief of the parcel with measurements in square canes and square braccia (scale of canes according to Florentine custom), followed by an illustrative plate of the location featuring a bird’s-eye view rendered in pen, brown ink, and watercolor; each plate includes a rock-shaped cartouche containing the place name, neighboring properties, and the month and year of the survey. Some views feature figures engaged in work and rural activities, drawn in pen and brown ink. Lot designated as being of historical interest—This lot has been declared of particular historical importance by the Italian State and cannot be exported abroad. (1) Binding shows signs of age and woodworm damage, particularly along the seam.
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A Collection of Historical Land Registers from the Tuscan Region. 1592–1603. Folio (515x420 mm). Full brown leather binding with embossed lozenges and decorative motifs, a silver coat of arms with a red mantling and five spindles arranged in a band with the initials S.R. on both covers. Spine with embossed ribbing and palmettes, and remnants of a paper label. Endpapers in marbled paper. Contains 118 uncut leaves with laid-paper edges. At the beginning of the volume is a STRATTO index listing 60 entries referring to farms, plots of land, and forests. One blank page; from page 3 to 116, 56 beautiful pairs of maps, the first showing a schematic relief of the parcel with measurements in square canes and square braccia (scale of canes according to Florentine custom), followed by an illustrative plate of the location featuring a bird’s-eye view rendered in pen, brown ink, and watercolor; each plate includes a rock-shaped cartouche containing the place name, neighboring properties, and the month and year of the survey. Some views feature figures engaged in work and rural activities, drawn in pen and brown ink. Lot designated as being of historical interest—This lot has been declared of particular historical importance by the Italian State and cannot be exported abroad. (1) Binding shows signs of age and woodworm damage, particularly along the seam.
Auction details
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