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Thesaurus gemmarum antiquarum astriferarum quae e compluribus dactyliothecis selectae aereis tabulis CC. insculptae observationibus inlustrantur adiectis parergis LX. Atlante Farnesiano prolegomenis. Diatribis III. Dissertationibu​s XV. et indicibus. Volumen II

Gori, Antonio Francesco, 1691-1757 · 1750 · ex officina typogr. Albiziniana · 9 pictures

A Latin catalogue of ancient engraved gems with astral and magical subjects, compiled by the Florentine antiquary Antonio Francesco Gori and printed by the Albizzini press in 1750 for collectors and scholars of glyptics. Copperplate engravings show oval intaglios in ruled and foliate frames: winged figures, crescent moons, stars, caducei, inscribed amulets, and the constellation globe of the Farnese Atlas.

Gems -- Early works to 1800 · Glyptics -- Themes, motives · Magic

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