Cavalieri, John the Baptist : Insigniores statuarum vrbis Romae icones. Antiquitatis scholarsis et virtutis amobus. In Rome [approx. 1595]
In-folio, mm. 250x185, 148 copperplate plates. 1 copperplate title page. Flexible hardback, post-20th century, half-cloth. Splendid copy, in excellent general condition with slight signs of aging. Restorations on the back of the title page and on plate 1. Leaves with trimmed margins, touching the upper margin of plate 68.
Collection of 148 full-page chalcographic plates depicting ancient Roman statues. Important iconographic apparatus on ancient Roman sculpture by the Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Cavalieri (1525-1601), known for his engravings and documentation on Roman antiquities. In Rome 1595 (date on plate 1), publisher not specified.