Live auction - Lot 1112
[Antiquity]
Antiquitatum romanarum corpus absolutissimum [...].
ROSINUS, Johannes
€ 250 / 350
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Lot description
Amsterdam, S. Schouten, 1743
4to: [16]-956-[30] pp. (endpapers lifted).
Cont. gilt stamped vellum, gilt arms of Gouda on covers, gilt spine on 5 raised bands titled in pencil, remains of ties (gilt fading). Very good copy.
Corrected and annotated edition by T. Dempster (1579-1625) of Rosinus' (1551-1626) work on Roman Antiquity. Engr. ills: title, title-vign., large folding city-plan of Rome by P. Philip after Torenvliet, 5 full-page and 2 folding pls. Title in red and black. Ref. Spoelder, Gouda 5. - De prijs is het bewijs p. 96. - Brunet IV:1398. - STCN (i.a. BL). Prov. Gouda prize book with gilt city arms on covers. - Prize book awarded by the Gouda Gymnasium in June 1789 to "Hector Livius van Haersma", signed by the rector (prize leaf present). - Libr. stamps on title.