Roma subterranea novissima : in qua post Antonium Bosium antesignanum, Jo: Severanum congreg. oratorii presbyterum, et celebres alios scriptores antiqua Christianorum et præcipue martyrum cœmeteria, tituli, monimenta, epitaphia, inscriptiones ac nobiliora sanctorum sepulchra sex libris distincta illustrantur et quamplurimæ res ecclesiasticæ iconibus graphice describuntur, ac multiplici tum sacra, tum profana eruditione declarantur. Tomus Primus & Secundus. Original edition.
by Aringhi, Paolo (artist) ; Antonio Bosio, author; Innocentius; Lucas Waddingus, A. Victricius; Vincentius Candidus; Giovanni;Severano ; Frédéric Léonard (Printer)
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Paris: Leonard, Coloniae,, Lutetiae Parisiorum, 1659. Folio. 2 volumes bound in one large in-4 volume (41,4 x 25,5 cm), ; ater green morocco chagrin, spine ribbed, beige parts, speckled edges (modern slipcase). First Parisian edition, rarer and more sought-after than the Roman original of 1651, of Bosio's work, translated into Latin and illustrated by Paul ARINGHI with woodcuts in the text and hors-texte etchings, including the frontispiece, and a folded map representing the plan, the sarcophagi and the decorations of the Christian catacombs of Rome. Ink stains to the browned frontispiece, some freckles and stains, missing and stained title page, frontispiece and folded map rebound, binding rubbed, later endpapers. OCLC Number 836684868 . Provenance: Aristophil Collection
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- Roma subterranea novissima : in qua post Antonium Bosium antesignanum, Jo: Severanum congreg. oratorii presbyterum, et celebres alios scriptores antiqua Christianorum et præcipue martyrum cœmeteria, tituli, monimenta, epitaphia, inscriptiones ac nobiliora sanctorum sepulchra sex libris distincta illustrantur et quamplurimæ res ecclesiasticæ iconibus graphice describuntur, ac multiplici tum sacra, tum profana eruditione declarantur. Tomus Primus & Secundus. Original edition.
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- Aringhi, Paolo (artist) ; Antonio Bosio, author; Innocentius; Lucas Waddingus, A. Victricius; Vincentius Candidus; Giovanni;Severano ; Frédéric Léonard (Printer)
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- Paris: Leonard, Coloniae,, Lutetiae Parisiorum, 1659
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