Rome Souterraine: Resume des decouvertes de M. de Rossi dans les catacombes romaines et en particulier dans le cimetiere de Calliste. Traduit de l'anglais, avec des additions et des notes par Paul Allard. Pref. par M. de Rossi.
by NORTHCOTE, J. Spencer (1821-1907); William Robert Bernard BROWNLOW (1830-1901)
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About This Item
Paris:: Didier et Cie, 1874., 1874. Large 8vo. xx, 601, [1] pp. 20 chromo-lithographic plates, 1 'atlas' plan in chromo-lithography, 62 figs., 1 folding plan, index. Original quarter maroon morocco-backed maroon blind-stamped cloth, spine with raised bands, gilt-stamped title; spine re-colored, corners showing. Very good. Second edition, revised and augmented (first issued in 1872). Northcote's scholarly works include the authoritative Roma Sotterranea; or an Account of the Roman Catacombs, Especially of the Cemetery of St. Callixtus, compiled from the works of Commendatore Giovanni Battista de Rossi (London, Longman, 1869; new expanded edition 1879), on the Catacombs of Rome, written in conjunction with William R. Brownlow, afterwards Bishop of Clifton.
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- Bookseller
- Jeff Weber Rare Books (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AH1055
- Title
- Rome Souterraine: Resume des decouvertes de M. de Rossi dans les catacombes romaines et en particulier dans le cimetiere de Calliste. Traduit de l'anglais, avec des additions et des notes par Paul Allard. Pref. par M. de Rossi.
- Author
- NORTHCOTE, J. Spencer (1821-1907); William Robert Bernard BROWNLOW (1830-1901)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Didier et Cie, 1874.
- Place of Publication
- Paris:
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rome, Roman Catacombs, Archeology
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