Indice delle Stampe Intagliate in Rame a bulino, e in acqua forte, Esistente nella Stamperia di Domenico de’ Rossi, erede di Gio. Giacomo, Apresso Sa

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A CONTEMPORARY CATALOGUE INCLUDING PRINTS AND SEPARATELY-ISSUED VIEWS OF ROME; NO COPY IN AUCTION RECORDS OF THE LAST 50 YEARS. Tall 12mo. [15.3 x 8.8 cm]. 105 pp, (3). Bound in 18th century cartonnato. A neat, fresh copy; small section clipped from anterior cartonnato (an old shelfmark?); otherwise excellent. Rare, early edition of this charming catalogue, an invaluable source for the serially and separately-issued engraved views of Rome by the Rossi family. Anna Grelle Iusco (Indice delle Stampe de' Rossi: Contributo alla Storia di una Stamperia Romana, 1996) was among the first to point out the significance of Rossis catalogue, and it is today a frequently-cited reference in positively dating the engravers prints. Among the sections we find all of RossisAntichità di Romaas found across some 35 different books; hisRoma Modernain 27 books; and a particularly valuable catalogue of his separately-issued prints on the same subjects: 46 of Ancient Rome and a remarkable 73 views

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