TEMPESTA, Antonio. (1550-1630). Nuova Raccolta de li Animali piu curiosi del Mondo. Rome: Rossi, dated 1650.
Collection of 202 striking mid-17th-century animal prints including hunting scenes.
Oblong folio (246 x 385 mm). Engraved title, 202 (of 222) engravings on 101 (of 111) leaves. (Some light mostly marginal browning and spotting.) Modern half cloth. Brunet, V:695; Schwerdt II, 252.
TEMPESTA, Antonio. (1550-1630). Nuova Raccolta de li Animali piu curiosi del Mondo. Rome: Rossi, dated 1650.
Collection of 202 striking mid-17th-century animal prints including hunting scenes.
Oblong folio (246 x 385 mm). Engraved title, 202 (of 222) engravings on 101 (of 111) leaves. (Some light mostly marginal browning and spotting.) Modern half cloth. Brunet, V:695; Schwerdt II, 252.
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