Online Auction
3-17 October 2025
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www.maisonbibelot.com
An impressive collection of antique and vintage books dedicated to the culture, art, customs, history and crafts of Florence and Tuscany, from the Etruscans to the present day, including various pamphlets on Florentine historical football and a rare edition of Vincenzo Viviani's treatise on hydraulic engineering for the maintenance of the Arno River, the last disciple of Galileo. The collection is enriched by some curiosities such as a 16th-century calligraphy manual and a unique 18th-century recipe book, L'Apicio moderno, in six volumes, as well as religious, literary and scientific works.