Vases.- Antonini (Carlo) Manuale di vari ornamenti componenti la serie de' vasi antichi si di marmo che di bronzo esistenti in Roma e Fuori, 3 vol., first edition of this beautiful work on ancient vases, Rome, Romanis, 1821.

Vases.- Antonini (Carlo) Manuale di vari ornamenti componenti la serie de' vasi antichi si di marmo che di bronzo esistenti in Roma e Fuori, 3 vol., first edition, titles with large engraved vignettes incorporating the arms of the dedicatee Pope Pius VII, fine engraved pictorial divisional titles to each volume and 193 plates, some mostly marginal foxing, a few finger-marks, vol.3 light water-stain to upper inner gutters, attractive contemporary vellum, gilt, covers with wide borders incorporating a scrolling heavily laden grapevine, and cornucopia corner-pieces, spines richly gilt in a lattice design and with red and dark green morocco labels, some marking, g.e., [Berlin Kat. 594], folio (plates 334 x 222mm.; bindings 345 x 235mm.), Rome, Romanis, 1821.

⁂ First edition of this work on ancient vases, beautifully illustrated with detailed engravings by and after the author. The three volumes treat the ancient vases found in the Vatican museums of Pio-Clementino and Chiaramonti, those housed in the Capitoline Museum and the Gallery of Rome, as well as those found in the areas surrounding Rome.