On ancient Roman costume
Octavii Ferrarii de re vestiaria libri septem.
Padua: Paolo Frambotto, 1654.
Price: $1,000.00
About the item
First complete edition. With engraved title for each part and 32 full page engraved plates, one small plate in text, different woodcut devices on titles, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. [20], 261, [1]; [16], 213, [27] pp. Text printed in Roman and Italic type. 8vo. On ancient Roman costume. Old vellum. Engraved titles slightly trimmed at fore-edge, occasional toning(more frequent in second part), front joint chipped, but a solid copy. Colas 1056; Hiler p 310; Lipperheide 149.
Item #309567
An early and important study of the costume of ancient Rome, with well-executed plates. The first part originally appeared 1642, this is the first edition to include the second part.
