Sigillography

MZ, Dictionnaire de numismatique et de sigillographie religieuses, Tome unique, J.-P. Migne, Paris 1852, col. 1432, richly illustrated, 30 cm, fine and solid half-Moroccan binding with gold titles on the spine, nerves, percale boards, marbled paper endpapers.

A work of wide scope and notable utility, this impressive dictionary – in size and content – collects and organizes in a systematic way the main entries relating to numismatics and religious sigillography. It offers a detailed repertoire of terms, symbols, characters, legends, events, religious orders, iconographic representations and ceremonial uses attested on coins, medals, seals and ecclesiastical emblems. The work draws on historical, liturgical and antiquarian sources, and is distinguished by the wealth of documentation and the attention to the historical and theological context of the emissions and impressions.

Missing upper cap, superficial abrasions on the spine and browning, however overall a pleasant and perfectly usable example.

Extremely rare.

Domenico Promis, Coins of the Republic of Siena, Studio Editoriale Insubria, Milan 1977, pp. 83, ill., 10 plates, 24 cm, br. and.

Anastatic reprint of the 1868 edition.

Pencil annotations in elegant handwriting on the plates.

In perfect condition.

Giuseppe Margini, Sergio Baiocchi, Sphragistics of Mantua. Weaving monetary weights, seals, decorations and leads from the time of the Gonzaga lords of Mantua, Edizioni Numismatica Grigoli, Mantua 1985, pp. 108, richly illustrated, 24 cm, br. and.

Volume printed in 500 numbered copies, this is the n. 357.

In excellent condition.

Agostino Olivieri, Coins and seals of the Centurioni-Scotti princes who are kept in the Royal University and in other collections of Genoa, Tipografia del RI de' Sordo-muti, Genoa 1862, pp. IV, 63, 1 splendid panel reproducing coins and seals, 27 cm, leatherette binding with gilt titles on the front cover, original editorial paperback preserved.

Usual browning, otherwise in excellent overall condition.

Very rare.

Luigi Cibrario, Domenico Casimiro Promis, Documents, seals and coins belonging to the history of the Savoy monarchy collected in Savoy in Switzerland and in France by order of King Carlo Alberto, from the Royal Printing House, Turin 1833, 121, 389, in the front door 1 pl. beautifully engraved in copper and covered with tissue paper, cm 23, br. and. protected by br. coeval wetsuit.

Work embellished with an autograph dedication by Promis to the editorial paperback.

This monograph was published by the will of the director after the literary journey carried out in 1832 by the two scholars in Savoy, Switzerland and France, in search of ancient monuments, in the fields of sphragistics and Savoy numismatics between the 10th and 14th centuries, with patient historical investigations. and archival. Domenico Promis at the time held the role of Conservator of the Savoyard medal collection, while the Cibrario was definitively establishing himself as a historian and medievalist. The publication, which appeared in a non-venal edition for the types of the Royal Printing House, bears witness to the attention and interest in the historical studies of Carlo Alberto.

Lossless tear on the editorial paperback, for the rest volume in excellent condition and in beards.

Very rare.

Curiosities and essays on numismatics, Turin numismatic circle, Turin 1952, pp. 87, richly illustrated, 25 cm, br. and.

The text includes interesting contributions from ancient, medieval and modern numismatics, medals and sphragistics, signed by Angelo Dragone, Mario Cattaneo, Lodovico Laffranchi, Edoardo Cassina, Ubaldo Meroni, Eugenio Barrera, Enzo Pellegrino, etc.

Volume published in 330 numbered, stamped and signed copies; this is n. 128.

Elegant ex libris to the last card.

In excellent condition. Very rare.