Lot 14
Gori (Antonio Francesco) Statuae Antiquae Deorum et Virorum Illustrium, Florence, 1734.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,800
Description
Gori (Antonio Francesco) Statuae Antiquae Deorum et Virorum Illustrium [Museum Florentinum vol. 3 only], 100 engraved plates, engraved initials, occasional light spotting, faint marginal finger-soiling, contemporary calf, gilt arms to boards, neat repairs to corners and spine extremities, a little rubbed, cracked joints but holding firm, [Blackmer 711], folio, Florence, 1734.
⁂ "First and only edition of this important work. This is volume III of Gori's Museum Florentinum which appeared in 12 volumes between 1731 and 1766 ... The Museum Florentinum was the first major work to describe with precision the Roman monuments in the environs of Florence. This volume describes the statues in the Medici collection." (Blackmer)
Description
Gori (Antonio Francesco) Statuae Antiquae Deorum et Virorum Illustrium [Museum Florentinum vol. 3 only], 100 engraved plates, engraved initials, occasional light spotting, faint marginal finger-soiling, contemporary calf, gilt arms to boards, neat repairs to corners and spine extremities, a little rubbed, cracked joints but holding firm, [Blackmer 711], folio, Florence, 1734.
⁂ "First and only edition of this important work. This is volume III of Gori's Museum Florentinum which appeared in 12 volumes between 1731 and 1766 ... The Museum Florentinum was the first major work to describe with precision the Roman monuments in the environs of Florence. This volume describes the statues in the Medici collection." (Blackmer)
