Marliani, Urbis Romae topographia, Rome, 1544, contemporary limp vellum, Nordkirchen copy

MARLIANI, BARTOLOMEO

Urbis Romae topographia. Rome: Valerio and Luigi Dorico, 1544

folio (314 x 212mm.), woodcut initials, woodcut illustrations and maps (one folding), large woodcut printer's device at end, contemporary limp vellum, occasional light staining, lacking 2 pairs of ties

A CRISP AND UNTRIMMED COPY of the first illustrated edition of Marliani's survey of the topography, art and architecture of ancient Rome. The fine map, by the writing master Giovanni Battista Palatino, only depicts the monuments still visible while mentioning by name those that were known only from books, rather than providing a complete reconstruction of the ancient city. The map is oriented with east at the top.

LITERATURE:

Rossetti 6667; Edit 16 CNCE 34273; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 284

PROVENANCE:

Dukes of Arenburg, Nordkirchen bookplate

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