Magnificent 19th C Album of Albumen Prints of Florence by Giacomo & Carlo Brogi For Sale

Magnificent 19th C Album of Albumen Prints of Florence by Giacomo & Carlo Brogi

with
181 Albumen Photographic Prints
of
Florence Italy
Done by
Giacomo Brogi and Carlo Brogi
from 1870s to 1890sAlbum commissioned byBenjamin Franklin Barge

Album: Full leather with gilt and blind tooled decorations, ribbed spine.Gilt tooled on top cover: B. F. Barge / Italy / 1898.Album Dimensions: 15.5 x 11.5 x 3 inches, about 100 doubled leaves with 166 mounted photos and 15 unmounted photosLeather covered silk-lined fitted box with B.F. Barge / Italy / 1898 gilt impressed on top: 16.5 x 12.5 x 3.5 inchesPage Dimensions: 14.5 x 10.5 inchesPrint Dimension (typical): 9.75 x 7.75 inches

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