Lot 326
Ercolani (Giuseppe Maria) I tre ordini d'architettura dorico, ionico e corintio presi dalle fabbriche piu celebri dell'antica Roma, rare first edition, Rome, Antonio de' Rossi, 1744.
Hammer Price: £950
Description
[Ercolani (Giuseppe Maria)], "Neralco (Pastore Arcade)". I tre ordini d'architettura dorico, ionico e corintio presi dalle fabbriche piu celebri dell'antica Roma; Descrizione del Colosso Romano, del Panteo, e del Tempio Vaticano, 2 parts in 1, first edition, fine engraved title vignette, 76 plates, of which 3 folding, head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, occasional light browning, mostly in part 2, occasional mostly small areas of water-staining to upper margins, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, covers with triple filet borders, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip and red morocco label, a few scuffs and stains, rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 2632; Cicognara 580], folio, Rome, Antonio de' Rossi, 1744.
⁂ Rare in commerce. Ercolani (1690-1760) was a member of the Academy degla Arcadi, being given the name 'Neralco', which he used primarily for his poetical works.
Description
[Ercolani (Giuseppe Maria)], "Neralco (Pastore Arcade)". I tre ordini d'architettura dorico, ionico e corintio presi dalle fabbriche piu celebri dell'antica Roma; Descrizione del Colosso Romano, del Panteo, e del Tempio Vaticano, 2 parts in 1, first edition, fine engraved title vignette, 76 plates, of which 3 folding, head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, occasional light browning, mostly in part 2, occasional mostly small areas of water-staining to upper margins, some spotting or light foxing, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, covers with triple filet borders, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip and red morocco label, a few scuffs and stains, rubbed, [Berlin Kat. 2632; Cicognara 580], folio, Rome, Antonio de' Rossi, 1744.
⁂ Rare in commerce. Ercolani (1690-1760) was a member of the Academy degla Arcadi, being given the name 'Neralco', which he used primarily for his poetical works.
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