BARTOLI (Petro Sancte). MUSEUM ODESCALCUM SIVE... Lot 31

BARTOLI (Petro Sancte). MUSEUM ODESCALCUM SIVE THESAURUS ANTIQUARUM GEMMARUM quae A Serenissima Christina Svecorum Regina collectae in Museo Odescalco adservantur. Rome, Venantium Monaldini Bibliopolam, 1747. Two volumes bound in an in-folio volume on ivory vellum, boards decorated with cold framing and large central finial, spine ribbed, title calligraphed in black ink, edges speckled in red (Binding of the period). T. I : portrait-frontispice, (3) ff. of title, notice to the reader and index, 54 plates T. II : (2) ff. of title and index, 49 plates. Second board stained with disappearance of the central finial, light marginal spotting, mold stains (more marked on the last ff. of the second part) which did not alter the quality of the paper. ORIGINAL EDITION of this rare work dedicated to Queen Christine of Sweden. It contains an allegorical portrait-frontispiece and 103 steel engraved plates representing cameos, seals and other sculptures on precious stones, crystal, horn, metal, etc. A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE, despite the reported defects, in a solid contemporary binding. ¶ Brunet, I, 682.