De re vestiaria veterum, praecipue de lato clavo libri duo, et alia opuscula posthuma, quorum seriem adversa pagina exhibet.

Antwerp, Plantin Press (B. Moretus), 1665

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4to: [28]-328 pp.; 3 pl. (occ. sl. foxing, upper part of Nn sl. browned).

Mod. vellum, gilt-tiled flat spine, red spr. edges (foxing).

Collected essays on Roman dress, gems and coins by Rubens’ son Albert (1614-1657), edited by the Utrecht classical scholar J.G. Graevius (1632-1703). Also included are a number of letters to G. Wendelinus. With 3 folding double-page (i.a. the Gemma Augustea and Gemma Tiberiana), 1 full-page and 8 half-page engravings by Cornelis Galle, as well as 2 woodcut coin ill. Woodcut mark on title. Woodcut tail-pieces.
Ref. STCV 6606992. - Cicognara 1788 (“bella e nitida”). - Colas 2593. - Dekesel R-91. - Lipperheide Bc4. - Sinkankas 5617.