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ABC/76
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Il vaticano descritto ed illustrato in 8 vols (1 vol. missing) - vol VII [The Vatican described and illustrated in 8 Vols]
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- 1829 (Creation)
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1 volume
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An in-depth study of the Vatican, in eight volumes. The seventh volume has the following chapters: Rooms of the Tapestries; Rooms by Raffaele da Urbino; Leo IV's Victory over the Saracens; Borgo fire; Coronation of Charlemagne; Justification of Leo III; Athens School; Eliodoro; Constantine Chamber; Constantine Address; Battle of the Constantine; Donation of the Constantine; Baptism of the Constantine; Chiaroscuro hall; Room of Raraphernalia; Chapel of Nicolo V. Following, are a suite of drawings, elevations, sections and plans of and from the aforementioned rooms. The illustrations also depict designs of pavements, mosaics, paintings, statues, doors, bas-reliefs, urns and other architectural decorations.
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- Italian
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Good condition. Covers slightly scuffed. Some loose pages