AGOSTINI, Leonardo Le gemme antiche figurate [and: Annotatione sopre le gemme antiche]. 1657 (G. Dragondelli) “Apresso dell’ autore”, 4to, cont. cal (rubbed), gilt spine on 5 raised bands (joints splitting, spine def.), marbled edges, engr....
Estimation :
400 / 600
Adjudication :
620 €
Description
title-[4]-214 pls., [4]-45-[3] pp. (title soiled, worming in blank bottom margin). Good copy.
Major work of Agostini (c. 1595-post 1669), publ. together with Gian Pietro Bellori (1615-1696). Engr. ills : title, portrait, 214 num. pls. This vol. is devoted to antique engraved gems in the collection of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, which Agostini had assembled for the papal nephew. A 2nd vol. (on cameos), was publ. much later in 1669.
Major work of Agostini (c. 1595-post 1669), publ. together with Gian Pietro Bellori (1615-1696). Engr. ills : title, portrait, 214 num. pls. This vol. is devoted to antique engraved gems in the collection of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, which Agostini had assembled for the papal nephew. A 2nd vol. (on cameos), was publ. much later in 1669.
