Author: POLENUS, J.
Title: Utriusque thesauri antiquitatum Romanarum Graecarumque nova supplementa. With title-vignettes by Petrus Monaco after Tiepolo, numerous illustrations in the text, 36 plates, 21 double-page plates
Description: Venice, J.B. Pasquali, 1736-1737. 5 vols. Large folio (45x29, 5 cm.). ca . 3000 pp. Blind stamped (Dutch?) vellum, on both sides a large lozengeform interlace ornament signed CVG within two double-line borders, spine with 7 raised bands and title in ink. (Libr. stamps; vellum sl. soiled) - large thick paper copy. ¶ This work appeared as a Supplement to the Thesaurus of Gronovius and of Graevius and contains a collection of the major archaeological and historical works of that time. Contents i.a.: Vol.1) Merula, 'De legibus Romanorum', 'De comitiis Romanorum'; Poletus, 'Historia Fori Romani'; Matthaeus Aegyptius, 'Senatuconsulti de Bacchanalibus explic.'; P.Burmann, 'De vectigalibus'; Vol.2) G. Cuper, 6 dissertationes; Salmasius, 'Duarum inscriptionum veterum explicatio'; G.d'Arnaud, 'De diis Paredrois'; Carolus Patinus, ' Commentarii in inscriptiones, in monumentum Marcellinae, in cenotaphium Marci Artorii', Vol.3) A.F.Gorio, 'Descr.monumenti sive columbarii ...Liviae Augustae'; H.Mercurialis, 'De arte gymnastica'; A.Bombardini, 'De carcere', C.Schoettgen 'Hist.libraiorum & bibliopolarum'; J.Clericus, 'De stylis veterum'; Vol.4) G.Cuper & O.Sperling, 'Dissertationes sive epistolae mutuae'; 2 diss.by J.Sponius; Vol.5) M.S.Maffei, 'De amphitheatro de Venonensi' & 'De amphitheatris Galliae' & 'De veteris theatris Galliae'; J.E.Miniana, 'De theatro Saguntino' & 'De circi antiquitate'; A.S.Mazochi, 'In mutilum Campanis amphitheatri titulum'; J.Scheffer, 'De militia navali veterum'; P.Ligorius, 'De vehiculis antiquorum'. + Supplement: A.Barisonius 'De archivis commentarius'.

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