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[MINGARELLI, GIOVANNI LUIGI]: Aegyptiorum codicum reliquiae Venetiis in Bibliotheca Naniana asservatae. 2 parts in one volume. Bologna, Laelius & Vulpe, 1785.
4to. Pp.,7, ccxix; 6, ccxix - ccclxiii, (1). With 2 engraved title vignettes and 2 full page engravings of specimens. Contemporary Italian speckled stiff wrappers, spine faded. Occasionally some very light staining. A descriptive catalogue of the 17 Coptic manuscripts at the time kept at the Bibliotheca Naniana in Venice. The manuscripts are here reproduced page by page and accompanied by palaeographic commentaries. The collection was owned by the two Venetian brothers, Bernardo (who created the Nani Museum) and Admiral Giacopo Nani, and was later on donated to the Marcienne Library in Venice. Mingarelli (1722-93) ran the convent of Saint Salvatore in Bologna for many years and published several works related to classical or ancient history. An attractive, large paper copy. Brunet i, 60. Cicogna 4375.
Offered for EUR 1800.00 = appr. US$ 2842.20 by: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books - Book number: 99585
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