[Rarebooks] FS: MELANGES D'ARCHEOLOGIE (the first set)

[Kaaterskill Books]

We offer for Sale:

Cahier, Charles and Martin, Arthur. MELANGES D'ARCHEOLOGIE D'HISTOIRE 
ET DE LITTERATURE, REDIGES OU RECUEILLIS PAR LES AUTEURS DE LA 
MONOGRAPHIE DE LA CATHEDRALE DE BOURGES.... COLLECTION DE MEMOIRES 
SUR L'ORFEVRERIE ET LES EMAUX DES TRESORS D'AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, DE 
COLOGNE, ETC.; SUR LES MINIATURES ET LES ANCIENS IVOIRES SCULPTES DE 
BAMBERG, RATISBONNE, MUNICH, PARIS, LONDRES, ETC.; SUR DES ETOFFES 
BYZANTINES, SICILIENNES, ETC.; SUR DES PEINTURES ET BAS-RELIEFS 
MYSTERIEUX DE L'EPOQUE CARLOVINGIENNE, ROMANE, ETC [FOUR VOLUMES IN 
TWO]. Paris: Mme. Ve Poussielgue-Rusand, 1847-1856. ix, 262 pp.; 265 
pp.; 292 pp.; 310 pp. Illustrated with copper-plate engravings; V.1: 
45 (19 colored); V.II: 39 (19 colored); V.III: 34 (22 colored); V.IV: 
35 (21 colored), plus wood engravings. Folio (36 cm). Three quarter 
pebbled red morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, raised bands 
with gilt rules, gilt titles, decorations, all edges gilt, marbled 
endpapers. First edition. Avery AP.C11; Vicaire I, 23-4; Von 
Lipperheide, 4216; Querard p.179; Brunet 1264.

"Melanges d'archeologie," containing four quarto volumes of 
illustrated dissertations on gold and silver church-plate, enameled 
ware, carved ivories, tapestries, bas-reliefs, and paintings 
belonging to the Carlovingian and Romanesque periods (ninth to 
twelfth century) is a most valuable work and quite characteristic of 
these two authors. It was followed almost two decades later by four 
more volumes: "Nouveaux melanges d'archeologie, d'histoire, et de 
litterature sur le moyen-age" in the first volume of which is to be 
found a memoir of Father Martin by his collaborator (see our item 
[26377]).

A very good or better set, spines lightly rubbed, shelfwear to the 
bottom edge and extremities, gilt bright, boards rubbed, scattered 
foxing, bindings tight, plates bright.  [26392] $1000.

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Charles Kutcher
Kaaterskill Books
P.O. Box 122
East Jewett, NY 12424.
Phone: 518-589-0555.
Email: books at kaaterskillbooks.com
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