
Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust removed from Ombersley Court, Worcestershire
Auction Closed
June 11, 02:50 PM GMT
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ROSSI, GIOVANNI GIACOMO DE
Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque. Rome: Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1684
folio (477 x 358mm.), engraved title-page, 71 engraved plates (1 folding), near contemporary English panelled calf, endleaves and some plates browned, binding slightly rubbed, joints starting to crack
A collection of views, plans and façades of Roman churches, mostly based on Regnart's collection of plates from 1650.
LITERATURE:
BAL RIBA 2845; Rossetti 2231