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Le imagini con tvtti i riversi trovati et le vite de gli imperatori : tratte dalle medaglie et dalle historie de gli antichi

 
HOLLIS Number
Contributors
Zantani, Antonio, 1509-1567; Vico, Enea, 1523-1567.
Publication
Venice?: s.n.], l'anno MDXLVIII [1548

Description

[51] leaves

Antonio Zantani identifies himself as author in the two prefatory epistles.

Plates engraved by Enea Vico.

Place of publication from: Italian 16th century books / Ruth Mortimer. no. 556.

Printer's device on verso of last leaf.

Title engraved within an architectural border with figures and Zantani's arms. Engraved portrait medallions of the Roman Emperors in the upper part of full-page copperplate ornamental cartouches; added to the portraits are 62 full-page copperplates containing spaces for coins or medals, most of the spaces filled but some left blank. Cf. Mortimer.

 

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Subject

Coins, Roman -- Early works to 1800.; Numismatics, Roman -- Early works to 1800.; Emperors -- Rome -- Portraits -- Early works to 1800.