BARTOLI (Pietro Sante). Columna Antoniniana Marci Aurelii An - Lot 65

BARTOLI (Pietro Sante). Columna Antoniniana Marci Aurelii Antonini Augusti rebus gestis insignis ... Romae, apud auctorem, [1672?]. Oblong folio, period green suede, spine with 5 protruding, muted nerves, red edges (headpieces torn off, corners worn, rubbing and stains to boards, lower flyleaf missing, first replaced in French paper; one lat. margin doubled to title, freckles to title then moderate, small light wetness in margin of pl.58 to end, soiling in mage pl. 41, tear in margin pl.5). Important collection describing in detail the ornamentation of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, or Column Antonina, consisting of an engraved title leaf and 77 plates engraved on copper by the painter and aquafortist Pietro Sante Bartoli (1635-1700) with descriptions by the historian Giovanni Pietro Bellori (c. 1613-1696). The plates are numbered from 1 to 77, with the last 2 unnumbered. Some copies include a frontispiece and dedication leaf, not shown here. Provenance: Anatholi Cardot (handwritten bookplate dated 1760, on upper flyleaf and title).