NOBLOT, Charles. L'origine et les progres des arts et des sciences.Paris, Guerin, 1740 8vo, 165x90 mm; full leather binding, gilt titles and ornaments at the spine, marbled edges. Occasional foxing, fine copy.
Rare original edition. An important work that contains interesting information on the invention of the letters of the alphabet, the first libraries and the most important ones existing in the eighteenth century. The work ends with a curious 'true story of the press' in which he speaks of the contrast between Gutenberg and Faust. Rara edizione originale. Opera importante che contiene interessanti informazioni sull’invenzione delle lettere dell’alfabeto, sulle prime biblioteche e su quelle più importanti esistenti nel XVIII secolo. L’opera si conclude con una curiosa ‘vera storia della stampa’ in cui parla del contrastato rapporto fra Gutenberg e Faust.
NOBLOT, Charles. L'origine et les progres des arts et des sciences.Paris, Guerin, 1740 8vo, 165x90 mm; full leather binding, gilt titles and ornaments at the spine, marbled edges. Occasional foxing, fine copy.
Rare original edition. An important work that contains interesting information on the invention of the letters of the alphabet, the first libraries and the most important ones existing in the eighteenth century. The work ends with a curious 'true story of the press' in which he speaks of the contrast between Gutenberg and Faust. Rara edizione originale. Opera importante che contiene interessanti informazioni sull’invenzione delle lettere dell’alfabeto, sulle prime biblioteche e su quelle più importanti esistenti nel XVIII secolo. L’opera si conclude con una curiosa ‘vera storia della stampa’ in cui parla del contrastato rapporto fra Gutenberg e Faust.
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