Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Journey from Venice to the Church of the Sepulcher and Mount Sinai – Guide for Pilgrims to the Holy Land – Italy, 18th Century – Many Woodcuts
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Viaggio da Venezia al S. Sepolcro, e al monte Sinai [Journey from Venice to the Church of the Sepulcher and Mount Sinai], by Noe Bianco. Lucca (Italy): Domenico Marescandoli, [ca. 1700]. Italian.
Guide for pilgrims to the Holy Land with instructions and advice for the pilgrims; description of the Christian holy sites, table of distances between the various sites, and more. Accompanied by numerous in-text woodcuts, including woodcuts depicting Jerusalem, the Temple, Bethlehem, Jericho, Nazareth and more.
192 pages. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears and open tears to a few leaves, mostly repaired with tape (with minimal damage to text). New parchment binding with decorative endpapers, slightly worn.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.369.
Guide for pilgrims to the Holy Land with instructions and advice for the pilgrims; description of the Christian holy sites, table of distances between the various sites, and more. Accompanied by numerous in-text woodcuts, including woodcuts depicting Jerusalem, the Temple, Bethlehem, Jericho, Nazareth and more.
192 pages. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears and open tears to a few leaves, mostly repaired with tape (with minimal damage to text). New parchment binding with decorative endpapers, slightly worn.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.369.
Palestine Travelogues, Geography and Maps
Palestine Travelogues, Geography and Maps