Current Auction
"Chinensium Mores, Consuetudines et Vivendi Rationes", Scherer, Heinrich
Subject: Title Pages, China
Period: 1703 (published)
Publication: Atlas Novus
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.6 x 9.4 inches
19.3 x 23.9 cm
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This inventive title page was drawn by Johann Degler and engraved by Joseph a Montelegre. The image centers on the Imperial Court with a ceremony in progress. In the background are a burial ground, a junk ship, a temple, and men plowing.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #106.
Condition: A+
A sharp impression on a bright sheet.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Current High Bid:
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Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $55
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