Estimate € 3,000 - 5,000
Sold € 3,000
Auction: 25 January 2022 at 15:00
SANDRART, Joachim von (1606-1688) - Des alten und neuen Roms grosser Schau-Platz [LEGATO CON:] Palatiorum romanorum a praestantissimis sui aevi architectis aedificatorum. Pars prima - secunda. [CON:] Li giardini di Roma. Nuremberg: Christian Sigmund Froberg, 1685-1693. 3 works in one volume, folio (385 x 255mm). 1st work: double page engraved title, 70 numbered plates, many of which double page and a large folding map of Rome (complete, as in SBN); 2nd work: 2 engraved titles (that of the first part erroneously bound in the first work), 43 unnumbered plates, many of which double page (as in the Herztiana copy the 13 plates in the first part are here bound after the 30 of the second part; the number of plates varies in the copies examined); 3rd work: engraved title and 9 unnumbered double-page plates (of 18?); [TOGETHER WITH:] - 15 double-page and folding plates from other works mainly printed by De Rossi, of which 8 belong to the "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" collection (list available on request). In total 137 plates and 4 engraved titles (waterstaining in the upper right corner which affects most of the plates, some other stains and tears without loss). Contemporary full vellum binding with manuscript title on spine (some wear).
Estimate € 3,000 - 5,000