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Gori, Antonio Francesco. Thesaurus Gemmarum Antiquarum Astriferarum quae e compluribus dactylothecis selectae aereis tabulis CC. insculptae observationibus inlustrantur adiectis paregris LX. atlante Farnesiano prolegomenis. diatribis III. dissertationibus XV. et indicibus. 3 vols. (all published).

With engr. title vignette, additional engr. title, engr. frames to dedication, engr. head-piece, engr. initial and 199 engr. plates (numbered I to CC) in vol. I and with 8 engr. plates (of which 7 folding) in vol. III. XIX, (17) pp.; XIV, (2), 312, (18) pp.; VII, (1), 307 pp. Small folio. Contemp. full vellum with spine labels. – Florence, Officina Albiziniana, 1750.

Complete three-volume set of Gori’s major work about ancient cameos with the treatise about the Farnesian Atlas in vol. III. The art historian A. F. Gori (1691–1757) was one of the famous etruscologists and renown expert in cameos and ancient stones. – Some foxing here and there, mainly to the flyleaves. A good and valuable copy in all. – Best.-Nr. 15012