Beschrijving van de egyptische verzameling in het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden. Mummiekisten van het Nieuwe Rijk. Met 21 afbeeldingen op 10 platen, waarvan 3 in kleuren.

Boeser, P. A. A. (Pieter Adriaan Aart).

Published by 's-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1916

About this Item

Small folio portfolio. Pp. (iv), 11 text. Plus 10 finely printed collotype plates, of which 3 are printed in colour, one folding, with a total of 21 images. Portfolio of cloth and printed boards, gilt spine, cloth ties; some signs of use, boards bit finger soiled. In a very good condition, plates in fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. This is the original Dutch edition of what was published later in German as "Beschreibung der Aegyptischen Sammlung des Niederländischen Reichsmuseums der Altertümer in Leiden." Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Suitable only for very short printing runs, each plate would print no more than a few hundred impressions, and existing prints, when can be found in good condition, are worth pursuing, both for the scholar and collector. Original coloured collotypes are particularly rare. X-7. Seller Inventory # 9999_05320

Bibliographic Details

Title: Beschrijving van de egyptische verzameling ...

Publisher: 's-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff

Publication Date: 1916

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition