Lot 1036
1036
ROME -- BONANNI, Ph. Numismata summorum Pontificum Templi Vaticani fabrica indicantia. Roma, Felice Cesaretti & Paribeni, 1696. xv, 240 pp. W. lge ti-engr. & 88 (fold.) engr. plates. Fol. Fine cont. vellum w. red speckled edges. (Blank margin a bit wormholed in places, a bit browned/foxed in places).
First edition of this comprehensive architectural and sculptural study of St. Peters, finely illustrated with elevations, cross-sections, sculptures (Bernini's tombs for Alexander VII and Urban VIII), and unexecuted schemes. The 88 engraved plates (numbered 1-86, omitting 37 and 38 which were not issued in this edition, including one unnumbered plate and 4 plates numbered 57). - Brunet I, 1087; Cicognara, 2780; Schudt, 990.€ 500
result € 900
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