SPON (Jacob). CURIOUS RESEARCH IN ANTIQUITY, contained in se - Lot 193

SPON (Jacob). CURIOUS RESEARCH IN ANTIQUITY, contained in several dissertations on ancient Medals, Bas-reliefs, Statues, Mosaics and Inscriptions. Lyon, Thomas Amaulry, 1683. In-4°, brown basane, spine ribbed and decorated (contemporary binding). Handsome frontispiece by Matthieu Ogier, and 73 figures, some full-page, copper-engraved in the text, depicting antique objects, medals, sculptures, inscriptions, mosaics, etc. Jacob Spon (1647-1685) is considered the precursor of numismatics and one of the founders of modern archaeology. Scattered brown spots, binding damage, stamps. Also included: - SAINT AUBIN (J. de). HISTOIRE DE LA VILLE DE LYON ANCIENNE ET MODERNE avec les figures de toutes ses veües. - Ecclesiastical history of the city of Lyon. Lyon, Coral, 1666. Complete with 7 folding plates drawn and engraved by Israël Silvestre circa 1650. Worn copy, freckles and rings, 1 plate torn but not missing, frontispieces missing, stamps. TOGETHER 2 VOLS.