Ancient History from Florilegius

Complete collection of 50 costume plates illustrating emperors, priests, soldiers, gladiators and officials of ancient Rome. Two handcoloured frontispieces and 50 handcoloured copperplates drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur. The 50 vivid portraits illustrate all ranks of Roman society, from the Emperor or dictator to patrician, citizen and plebeian; civic… Read more about this item

Collection of 46 (of 48) beautifully detailed copperplate engravings of Roman costume. Examples of costumes, tools, musical instruments, furniture, room interiors, pots, vases, etc. A good many plates of Roman military costume, armour, breastplates, boots, sandals, helmets, boxing gloves, weapons, shields, chariots, legion standards, etc. Engraved title page and 46 engraved plates (numbered I to XLVIII, lacking XXXIV/XXXV) each with an engraved… Read more about this item

Very good complete copy of this suite of 271 engraved plates of antique gems. First Dutch edition in Latin, printed in Amsterdam, 1685. (First Italian-language edition published in Rome in 1657). The designs by Leonard Agostini (Leonardo Augustino), engraved by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, original descriptive Italian text by Giovanni Bellori, the noted Italian antiquary, translated into Latin by Jacob Groenhoven (Jacobo Gronovio). Two… Read more about this item

Good copy of a classic history of ancient Rome with fine illustrations by baroque masters Gravelot, Saint-Aubin, Bolomey, Eisen, Ransonnette, etc. With 49 copperplates (including three large fold-outs) depicting scenes from Roman history and myth. The rococo images full of action, gore, violence, spectacle and drama. Subjects include the the Foundation of Rome, Romulus and Remus, the Circus of Rome, the Sack… Read more about this item

Rare complete set of this monumental study of Pompeii Complete with 150 chromolithographic plates in elephant-folio size of wall paintings, statues, figures, furniture, graffiti, plaster-casts of bodies and views of ruins from ancient Pompeii. Originally published in five parts with 30 plates in each. Lithographed by D. Capri after G. Discanno, A de Simone, V. Mollame, V. Loria, S. de Stefani, A. Carelli,… Read more about this item

Good complete copy of an unusual illustrated souvenir of Pompeii Unlike other records of Pompeii which focused on the wall paintings and mosaics as they were excavated, this book features "then and now" illustrations. Full-colour reconstructions of Roman life in the villas, shops, baths, streets, theaters, temples and circuses peopled with first-century figures, as well as tinted views of the ruins… Read more about this item

Very good copy of engraver John Spilsbury's fine engravings of Roman cameos From the collections of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville, politician Lord Algernon Percy, and art dealer Thomas Moore Slade. Complete with title page, list of prints, and 50 copperplate engravings with deep and crisp impressions. Published in parts from 1781 to 1784, and in collected form in 1785. Subjects include Roman and… Read more about this item

A new edition of Thomas Worlidge's etchings of antique gems reprinted from the original 18th century copperplates Complete with engraved calligraphic title page and 108 fine etchings The gems were carved and engraved precious stones depicting figures from Greek and Roman myth, emperors, poets, philosophers, including Jesus Christ, Nero, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Sappho, Homer, Socrates, etc. The stones were from the collections… Read more about this item

Good copy of a Roman souvenir travel guide with 57 fine engraved views in a damaged binding In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market. New collection of principal views of ancient and modern Rome, with ruins of the war drawn from life in 1849 Engraved title page, 50 views of… Read more about this item

Very good copy of the "second and very popular edition" of Presuhn's souvenir of excavations in Pompeii from 1874-1881 In 10 sections with 80 chromolithographs by Victor Seeger and J.G. Bach after designs by Geremia Discanno and Miss Amy Butts. Pompeii, the latest excavations from 1874 to 1881 for lovers of art and antiquities. Along with murals from all four eras of… Read more about this item

Two volumes of Presuhn's souvenir books with 75 vibrant chromolithographs of wall paintings discovered in Pompeii Les Decorations Murales de Pompeii, 1878. With 24 chromolithographs after original drawings by Geremia Discanno, lithographed by Victor Steeger, and 51 pages of text in French translated from the German by A. Giraud-Teulon. Bound with Choix des Plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei, avec Plan… Read more about this item

Very good- set of 51 Roman landscape plates in the original paper wraps. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market. Engraved title page with vignette of the Capitoline Wolf and different title, Raccolta delle Principali Veduti di Roma e suoi Contorni, 50 copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and… Read more about this item

Very good set of 42 Roman landscapes in a rough binding of Venetian paper-covered boards. In the early 19th century, Italian publishers rushed to bring out collections of views of Rome for the tourist market. Engraved title page and 42 fine copperplate engravings of ancient Roman ruins and modern scenes drawn by Professor Silvestro Bossi and engraved on copper by Achille… Read more about this item

Complete set of 110 engraved plates (of 108) with ink library stamps in the plate. Victorian re-issue of the Duke of Marlborough's Gemmarum antiquarum delectus, first published in 1783. The plates were drawn by Giovanni Battista Cipriani and stipple engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi. The images record a selection of the carved gemstones in the collection of George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough.… Read more about this item

From Various Museums and Collections. Engraved on 170 Plates. An influential compendium of the decorative motifs of the Greco-Roman world. With 151 engraved plates (numbered 1-150 with additional plate 115*), 18 additional engraved vignettes in the text, and engraved title page (slightly foxed as usual). Including 10 hand-coloured plates of vases, the Portland Vase and paterae in the British Museum, and 11… Read more about this item

3 volumes of French engraver F.A. David's depiction of the gems, engraved stones and statues in the collection of the Medicis, Grand Dukes of Tuscany, at the Museum of Florence. All copperplates drawn and engraved by Francois-Anne David with explanations by F. Mulot, Doctor in Theology at the Faculty of Paris. Vol. 1: Ancient gems, 258 pp, 95 plates of… Read more about this item