MAFFEI, Scipione. Museum Veronense. Verona, Typis Seminarii, 1749.
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Start Price 800 € /
Description
Folio; Contemporary full stiff vellum binding, label in red morocco with gilded title on the spine; pp. 20 nn., including Half title, Frontispiece and Titlepage, XII, 519, 1; text on 2 columns; Frontispiece engraved by Fr. Zucchi, Vignette on Titlepage printed in red and black, many woodcuts within the text and engravings of various dimension within the text, 33 plates at full page, of which 3 out text [2 folded]. •A total of 33 copper plates at full page.
RARE FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED. One of the most beautiful illustrated books of Verona: beautiful tables, elegantly engraved by the Venetian Zucchi, are taken from Cignaroli designs depict statues, bas-reliefs and architectures. It is one of the fundamental works for the birth of modern epigraphy.
The long love taken from the Maffei storied monuments of antiquity is one of its best expressions in this important work.Cicognara 3123
A yellow stain, some foxing, good specimen.
RARE FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED. One of the most beautiful illustrated books of Verona: beautiful tables, elegantly engraved by the Venetian Zucchi, are taken from Cignaroli designs depict statues, bas-reliefs and architectures. It is one of the fundamental works for the birth of modern epigraphy.
The long love taken from the Maffei storied monuments of antiquity is one of its best expressions in this important work.Cicognara 3123
A yellow stain, some foxing, good specimen.
