ENSAYO SOBRE LOS ALPHABETOS DE LAS LETRAS DESCONOCIDAS,
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Seller: Livraria Castro e Silva, Lisboa, PortugalLivraria Castro e Silva
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Condition: Used - Good
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Que se encuentran em las mas antiguas Medallas, y Monumentos de España. POR DON LUIS JOSEPH VELASQUEZ, Caballero de el Orden de Santiago, de la Academia Real de la Historia. ESCRITO, REVISTO, Y PUBLICADO De orden de la misma Academia. EN MADRID en la Oficina de Antonio Sanz, Impressor del Rey N. S. y de la Academia. AÑO MDCCLII. [1752]. In 4º de 23x17 cm. Com [16], 163, [5] págs. + XX gravuras impressas só na frente. Encadernação da época inteira de pele, com nervos e ferros a ouro na lombada. Cortes de folhas carminados. Obra impressa em papel de linho de grande espessura e muito alvo. Ilustrada no texto com belas vinhetas tipográficas, apresenta 20 gravuras ou tábuas em extratexto, contendo a reprodução de espécimenes de numismática e objectos arqueológicos e ainda várias tabelas com a decifração das letras ou caracteres ('Tablas de los Alphabetos'), com as tabelas de correspondência entre o valor das letras dos alfabetos primitivos e o grego actual: etrusco, latino antigo, arcádico, pelágico, rúnico, fenício e samaritano, siríaco, caldeu, hebreu, alfabeto celtibero, alfabeto bástulo-fenício e, por fim, as variações completas dos alfabetos celtibero, turdetano e bástulo-fenício. A obra divide-se em duas partes: a primeira parte com a explicação das letras, alfabetos e sua origem (até à pág. 83) e a segunda parte (a partir do capítulo IV) apresenta a explicação das medalhas e objectos onde se encontram as letras desconhecidas. As tabelas em extratexto apresentam a equivalência das letras nas várias línguas ibéricas arcaicas e os seus alfabetos completos. [EN] Dim.: In 4º (23x17 cm) with [16], 163, [5] pp. + XX engravings printed in the front of the folio. Binding: Contemporary full calf with raised bands and gilt tools on spine. Red edges. Work printed on very thick and white linen paper. I tis illustrated in text with beautiful printer?s devices; 20 engravings hors-text depicting specimen coins and Archaeological objects; several tables with the decoding of letters or characters ('Tablas de los Alphabetos'); and the tables that match the primitive alphabets with the modern Greek: Etruscan, Ancient Latin, Arcadian; Pelagic; Runic; Phoenician; Samaritan; Syriac; Chaldean; Hebrew; Celtiberian; Bastulo-Phoenician; and finally the complete variations of the Celtiberian, Turdetanian, and Bastulo-Phoenician alphabets. The work is divided in two parts: the first explaining the letters, the alphabets, and their origins (until page 83), and the second part (from chapter IV on) presents the explanation of the medals and objects where the unknown letters can be found. The tables hors-text show the equivalence of the letters in the several ancient Iberian languages and their complete alphabets. Ref.: Palau 1990: VII, 142. Language: Português / Portuguese Location/localizacao: M-17-B-10. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- ENSAYO SOBRE LOS ALPHABETOS DE LAS LETRAS DESCONOCIDAS,
- Author
- VELAZQUEZ DE VELASCO. (Luis Jose)
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Seller catalogs
- Arqueologia / Archeology, Bibliofilia do Século XVIII* / 18th Century Prints, Caligrafia e Paleografia / Caligraphy & Paleography
Livraria Castro e Silva
Lisboa, Portugal
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