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A Viennese Etruscan style binding
Lauber, Joseph Denkmahl der Vaterlandsliebe und Fürstentreue. Wien, Thad. E. v. Schmidbauer u. Komp., 1797. 8vo (20 x 125 mm). [VIII], 476, 122 p.

With an engraved frontispiece and title page by Jos. Stöber and 8 handcoloured engravings of soldiers in uniform and a seal.

Calf, marbled and stained in different patterns, and gold tooled. On the covers a broad border of different rolls with in the centre in an oval border 2 different warriors. Flat spine divided into 5 compartments, richly gilt and with red title label. Board edges and turn ins with a decorative roll. Marbled end leaves. Green ribbon marker. Edges gilt.
A rare example of a so called Etruscan style binding. This one not signed, but should possibly be located in Vienna. As often the case with stained leather, also here damage due to the acid staining. The Etruscan Binding was invented by Edwards of Halifax in England at the end of the 18th century, and inspired on the drawings on Etruscan vases, that were shown i.a. in the publications of Sir William Hamilton.

-Provenance: In pen on title page "A. v. Geusau".

-Condition: Dark staining in the covers and the spine partly faded away; Else a very fine copy of a rare Etruscan style Viennese binding.


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