Shelfmark
Bq.1.06
Author
Title
Gemmæ antiquæ cælatæ, scalptorum nominibus insignitæ. Ad ipsas gemmas, aut earum ectypos delineatæ & aeri incisæ, per Bernardum Picart. Ex præcipuis Europæ museis selegit & commentariis illustravit Philippus de Stosch, Polon. regis & Sax. electoris consiliarius. Ad Imp. Caes. Carolum Sextum P.F.A.C.H.R. Gallicè reddidit H.P. de Limiers, Bonon. Scient. Academ. Socius. = Pierres antiques gravées, sur lesquelles les graveurs ont mis leurs noms. Dessinées & gravées en cuivre sur les originaux ou d'après les empreintes, par Bernard Picart. Tirées des principaux cabinets de l'Europe, expliquées par M. Philippe de Stosch ... Et traduites en françois par M. de Limiers de l'Academie de Bologne.
Varying form of title
Parallel title: Pierres antiques gravées, sur lesquelles les graveurs ont mis leurs noms
Publication, distribution, etc.
A Amsterdam, : chez Bernard Picart, le Romain, graveur & marchand d'estampes, sur le Cingel a l'Etoile., M. DCC. XXIV. [1724]
Physical description
[8], XXI, [1], 97, [1] p., LXX leaves of plates : ill. ; fol.
Language
Parallel text in Latin and French.
Note
Includes index at end.
Note
With half-title in Latin and French.
Note
Title pages printed in red and black with engraved title vignettes.
Note
Parallel title pages in Latin and French.
Provenance
Topham stamp on t.p.: bequeathed to Eton College by Richard Topham in 1736.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
18th century light brown sprinkled calf; gold tooled double fillet border; gold tooled leaf and zig-zag fillet forming two frames, with large fleurons at corners of outer frame, and calf left unsprinkled between two frames; gold tooled decoration on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; six raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Bi.1.13.
Subject
Mythology, Classical Early works to 1800.
Subject
Sculpture, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Limiers, H. P. de, ? - d. 1725 (Henri Philippe de), translator.
Added entry--name
Picart, Bernard, 1673 - 1733 publisher.
Added entry--name
Picart, Bernard, 1673 - 1733 engraver.
Added entry--name
Topham, Richard, 1671 - 1730 former owner.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Language code
fre lat
Identifier
B30195