C. 1722 - ANCIENT VASES print - hotsell original antique engraving - ancient Italy archaeology print - classic antiquities - historical pottery

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***TITLE : VASES - plate no. LXXI

DESCRIPTION : Gorgeous historical vase engravings from B. Montfaucon's "L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures" - The work contained copperplate folio engravings of classical antiquities. These works can well be called foundation stones of scientific archaeology.

ORIGIN : PARIS, FRNACE

DATE : 1722

TECHNIQUE : COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING

MEASUREMENT : paper is approx. 10.5 X 16.5" - PLATE is approx. 7 x 12.5"

CONDITION : thes are original antique prints - as such there may be varying signs of aging... so please look at the photos carefully - the first photo shows the entire print - convo me for additional photos

AUTHENTICITY : all prints are guaranteed to be a original
ANTIQUE - over 100 years old
VINTAGE - over 50 years old

DOCUMENT of AUTHENTICITY : as shown in the last photo - a copy of this title page with date, publisher and printer's information will be included with the print

SHIPPING : prints arrive in a new resealable & recyclable clear polypropylene envelope - please be careful when removing the prints from this envelope as it has a sticky edge!
included is the title page [if available] and a hand written description - shipped in a sturdy kraft mailer with plenty of additional reinforcement - i usually use clean recycled packaging as reinforcement - shipping charges include insurance

RETURNS : returns are accepted - please notify me within 7 days of receipt if you choose to return the prints - you will be refunded 100% on my receipt of the UNDAMAGED prints
***one caveat *** if the prints are damaged hotsell by the buyer they are not returnable - prints must be returned in the same condition as received

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De Montfaucon (1655-1741), a Benedictine of the Congregation of Saint-Maur devoted to historical and ecclesiastical scholarship, pioneered the studies of Greek paleography and archaeology. “His Antiquité… surveyed in fifteen volumes the social and artistic aspects of the ancient civilizations; and the unfinished Monuments de la Monarchie Française tried to do the same for early French history. These works can well be called foundation stones of scientific archaeology” (Printing and the Mind of Man 175). In preparing L'Antiquité… de Montfaucon received contributions and assistance from many of the greatest European collections of antiquities of the period; most of these are credited adjacent to each of their respective illustrations. “As this work has never been completely replaced, it still conserves its long-standing value… Beautiful copies are not easy to come by” (Brunet 28960). “In spite of the imperfections that are impossible to avoid in such an immense work… one cannot deny that it has contributed to the spread, particularly in France, of the interest in archaeology, or that he did not advance this science among us” (Biographie Universelle). Text in French and Latin. First published in 1719, in an edition of 1800 copies that sold out in two months despite its enormous size and expense.
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