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Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints

Thursday 11 December 2025 e Friday 12 December 2025, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Observations on chirotypography or the ancient art of hand printing , 1810

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€ 50 - 100

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€ 65

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Information

Rome, Mariano De Romanis and sons, 1810. In 8vo. A copy with beards, scattered foxing, some leaves with light browning, later half-vellum binding with corners.

Specialist Notes

A rare treatise on the history of printing. The author (1743-1811), a Spanish Jesuit who arrived in Italy after the Order was suppressed, hypothesizes that movable-type printing technology existed as early as the 10th century.

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