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Source Description
The first volume of Mariette’s treatise on gem carving traced the history of the art form from antiquity to the mid-18th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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95425
label
Traité des pierres gravées - volume 1
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
95425
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object
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normalized
title
Traité des pierres gravées - volume 1
description
The first volume of Mariette’s treatise on gem carving traced the history of the art form from antiquity to the mid-18th century.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1750
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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rare books
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
31.9
height
21.7
dimensionsRaw
Binding H: 12 9/16 × W: 8 9/16 in. (31.9 × 21.7 cm); Cradle opening for p. 208: 4 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 12 9/16 in. (12 × 40 × 31.9 cm)
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ink on paper
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31364
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3390
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5fd0642322af121b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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27c152d17012ef85
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