Shelfmark
Bp.22.05
Author
Title
Curieuses recherches de plusieurs beaus morceaus d'ornemens antiques, et moderns, tant dans la ville de rome, ques autres villes et lieux d'Italie, definé et mis en lumiere. Par moy Adam Philippon meuisier, et ingenieur ordinaire du roy.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Paris] : Chez l'autheur, proche la Porte Sainct Martin, ruë du Verbois, au Croissant., avec priuelege du roy, 1645.
Physical description
49, [2] leaves : ill. ; 20 x 31 cm.
Note
Includes two leaves of letterpress: leaf 2, dedication to Anne of Austria, and final leaf, the imprimatur.
Note
Includes engravings of classical scenes, architectural fragments, grotesques.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Topham stamp on dedication leaf: bequeathed to Eton College by Richard Topham in 1736.
Binding
Contemporary English brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border, with two inner frames, the innermost also formed of foliage roll, with vase fleurons at each corner; gold tooled twist roll on board edges; gold tooled fleurons on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; four raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Bi.5.26.
Subject
Rome (Italy) Antiquities Early works to 1800.
Subject
Rome (Italy) Architecture Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 former owner.
Added entry--place
France Paris.
Identifier
B29143