Lot pagina - Van De Wiele Auctions

BEGER, Lorenz

Thesaurus Brandenburgicus selectus: sive gemmarum et numismatum graecorum in cimelarchio electorali Brandenburgico

Coloniae Marchicae
Ulricus Liebpert
1696

€120 - €200

2 parts in 1 vol. in-folio (37,5 x 24,5 cm), [xvi], 524, (42) + (14), (525)-870, (30) pages, two engraved frontispieces, engraved portrait of Fridericus III, finely engraved headpieces, tail-pieces and vignettes; numerous engravings in the text depicting ancient Greek and Roman coins, engraved gems, rings, etc. Lacks plates of Kunstkammer and Wunderkammer. Foxing throughout, waterstains (in the second part). Half calf binding, hinges broken but not loose, corners bumped. Not subject to return

Ref. VD17 3:607663V ; Dekesel B70 ; Graesse I, 322 ; Brunet I, 735 ; Berliner Ornamentstichkatalog 4261 ; Cicognara 2757. The origins of the Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection) can be traced back to the art cabinets of the Electors of Brandenburg in the 17th century. By 1649 the collection had grown to 5000 coins, mostly from antiquity.

Numismatics