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1211 - Schauplatz der Natur und der Künste, in four languages: German, Latin, French, and Italian [...]. = Spectacle of Nature and the Arts, in four languages: German, Latin, French, and Italian. First [– Tenth] annual collection [...]. Vienna: J. Kurzböck, 1774–1783, 10 parts in 5 vols., 4to (slightly and uniformly browned; Part 10: issues nos. 21 and 22 interverted). Contemporary tortoise-shell calf, gilt-ruled boards, richly gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, crowned double-headed eagle at the top, title and volume labels, marbled edges (slightly rubbed, some scratches, minor defects on the headcaps, one of which is torn). A very rare complete collection spanning the 10-year run of this four-language weekly educational publication. Each year’s volume contains 1 frontispiece and 48 engravings, each accompanied by an explanatory leaflet. Covering a wide range of subjects (science, the arts, crafts, technology, animals, mythology, etc.), the collection as a whole forms a true visual encyclopedia. The introduction to the 10th annual volume announces that the publication has come to an end.
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Schauplatz der Natur und der Künste, in four languages: German, Latin, French, and Italian [...]. = Spectacle of Nature and the Arts, in four languages: German, Latin, French, and Italian. First [– Tenth] annual collection [...]. Vienna: J. Kurzböck, 1774–1783, 10 parts in 5 vols., 4to (slightly and uniformly browned; Part 10: issues nos. 21 and 22 interverted). Contemporary tortoise-shell calf, gilt-ruled boards, richly gilt-ornamented spines with raised bands, crowned double-headed eagle at the top, title and volume labels, marbled edges (slightly rubbed, some scratches, minor defects on the headcaps, one of which is torn). A very rare complete collection spanning the 10-year run of this four-language weekly educational publication. Each year’s volume contains 1 frontispiece and 48 engravings, each accompanied by an explanatory leaflet. Covering a wide range of subjects (science, the arts, crafts, technology, animals, mythology, etc.), the collection as a whole forms a true visual encyclopedia. The introduction to the 10th annual volume announces that the publication has come to an end.
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