De vrbis ac Romani olim imperii splendore : opus eruditionibus, historijs, ac animaduersionibus, tam sacris quam profanis illustratum : in quo etiam nonnulla ex occasione tanguntur, tam circa Romanae ecclesiae principatum, quam circa alias reliquarum orbi

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Woodcut arms on t.p. of Innocent X, to whom work is dedicated. Engraved frontispiece by Jean Baron. The 6 plates are etchings with engraving; that facing p. 48 signed with monogram SF. In-text woodcuts Signatures: pi A-V X(X[4]+X3) Y-3K Page 167 misnumbered 177. Interpolated leaf X3 paged 169/170, 171/172 Includes index Sloan candidate Getty c. 2 lacks plate facing p. 274 Getty c. 2 includes 3 plates not part of work as published. Facing p. 228: etching of theater masks. Between p. 234 & 235: sheet "gravé par Stagnon, revu par Choffard," captioned "Peintres découvertes à Herculanum & conservées dans le Muséum de Portici"; it bears two plates numbered 92 & 93 taken from Saint Non's Voyage pittoresque, ou, Description des royaumes de Naples et de Sicile (Paris, 1781-86). Facing p. 270: etching of a ceramic fragment, labelled in MS "PL. IX." Binding, c. 1: vellum, author & title on spine in gilt, page edges yellow. Theodore Besterman's caligraphic label, signed P.S. Property stamp on t.p. of Biblioteca Magn[3-4 letters], Città di Bolo[gna], 1816. Inscription at foot of t.p. scratched out Binding, c. 2: 19th-century marbled paper, backed in gilt-tooled leather incorporating title. Edges red. Two ownership inscriptions of Jesuit College, Paris. Property stamp on t.p. of Jesuits in Marseille. Bookseller's label of A.F. Voltaire, Marseille
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