A descriptive catalogue of a general collection of ancient and modern engraved gems, cameos as well as intaglios, taken from the most celebrated cabinets in Europe and cast in coloured pastes, white enamel, and sulphur, by James Tassie, modeller
A two-volume catalogue of James Tassie's paste casts of ancient and modern engraved gems, compiled by Rudolf Erich Raspe with plates drawn by David Allan and issued in London in 1791 for collectors, dealers and antiquarian scholars. Numbered oval and rectangular intaglios float on blank plates: seated gods, helmeted heads, profile busts, animals and small figure groups in fine outline engraving with scale bars.
