Baglione, Le vite de' pittori scultori et architetti, Rome, 1642, contemporary limp vellum

Baglione, Giovanni. Le vite de' pittori scultori et architetti. Dal Pontificato di Gregorio XIII. del 1572. In fino a' tempi di papa Urbano Ottavo nel 1642. Scritte da Gio. Baglione Romano e dedicate All'Eminentissimo, e Reverendissimo Principe Girolamo Card. Colonna. Rome: Andrea Fei, 1642

First edition of Baglione's lives of artists working in Baroque Rome, ending with his own autobiography. Although Baglione made use of other published sources, he was also acquainted with many of the artists (and not always favourably - he took Caravaggio to court over an allegation of libel.)

This is variant B according to ICCU, with an additional privilege leaf from Urban VIII bound at the end of the preliminary leaves.

4to (246 x 180 mm). Roman type, 44 lines plus headline. collation: a⁶ χ¹ A-Pp⁴ Q²: 161 leaves. Engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of the author, woodcut initials. 

binding: Contemporary limp vellum (253 x 188 mm), manuscript lettering on spine, stubs from two pairs of ties. (Pastedowns somewhat foxed, occasional browning and foxing, engraved title slightly stained and foxed, washed library stamp on title-page.)

provenance: AE, initials on title-page — Library stamp with IHS monogram (washed). acquisition: Purchased in 2012 from Librairie Paul Jammes, Paris. references: USTC 4016053