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xii, 110 pp. 94 engravings on 58 plates including 7 double-page; engraved vignette on title; 3 vignettes; engraved pictorial initials. (Folio) 18¾x14½, period full mottled Roman calf, richly gilt with floral centerpiece, lattice-work rococo corner pieces, Greek-key and floral borders, spine heavily gilt with title and lotus blossom ornaments, raised bands, all edges gilt. Second Latin Edition.

Second Latin edition (first 1738, after the 1706 Italian edition). A collaborative effort by Bellori and de la Chausse (text) and Bartoli (engravings). An important source for antique Roman wall and ceiling decorations and a striking example of 18th century Roman book binding. Brunet I, 758-9.