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PASSERI, Giovanni Battista

Picturae Etruscorum in Vasculis nunc primum in unum collectae, explicationibus, et dissertaionibus inlustrate... Vol. SECUNDUM
Roma
Johannes Zempel
1770
€1.200 - €1.800

Folio (42,5 x 27,5 cm), LXXXVIII, 84 pages, half-title, engraved frontispiece by Marca Cartoni (hand-coloured), typographical title-page in red and black with hand-coloured vignette, engraved dedication leaf (hand-coloured), series of 100 engraved plates, all hand-coloured, numbered CI- CC. The paper is bright, some small stains on a few lvs, but a very attractive copy. Beautiful contemporary red morocco binding, with gilt ornaments on covers and on spine, marbled end-papers, all edges gilt

Second volume only (of 3).
Ref. Blackmer 1265; Brunet IV:418; Cicognara 2615. Giovanni Battista Passeri (1610-1679) was an Italian painter and antiquarian. He primarily focused his work on Etruscan civilization. This work helped illuminate that the Etruscans were pioneers, artists, and inventors that often were overshadowed by the Romans. Most of these vases have since been lost, leaving the illustrations as important depictions of lost artifacts