Francesco Angeloni

Francesco Angeloni

Antiquities.- Numismatics.- Angeloni (Francesco) La historia augusta da Giulio Cesare infino a Costantino Magno, first edition, engraved pictorial title, full-page portrait and numismatic illustrations, some full-page, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some mostly marginal ink staining, occasional staining and spotting, 18th century calf, spine richly gilt and with morocco label, spine ends worn, upper joint splitting, but holding firm, rubbed, Rome, Andrea Fei, 1641 § Spon (Jacob) Recherches curieuses d'antiquite, contenues en plusieurs dissertations sur des medailles, bas-reliefs, statues, mosaiques, & inscriptions antiques, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title, title vignette and illustrations, some full-page, occasional marginal marking, contemporary mottled calf, spine in compartments and with later green moroco label, rubbed, particularly joints, Lyon, Thomas Amaulry, 1683; and 3 others, Antiquity, including a work on the Amazons, v.s. (4)

⁂ Angeloni was a renowned antiquarian and secretary to Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini. He was a friend of Bellori, Domenichino and Poussin. This work made public his coin collection and references both Renaissance and contemporary artists.