(1609). ROSINUS (J.B.). ROMANARUM ANTIQUITATUM LIBRI DECEM. - Lot 430

(1609). ROSINUS (J.B.). ROMANARUM ANTIQUITATUM LIBRI DECEM. Lyon, Hugues de la Porte for Samuel Girard, 1609. In-4° of [32]-600-[80] pages, suede, gilt fillet on boards (period binding). First published in Basel in 1583, this picture of Rome and its antiquities deals with the history of the ancient city, religion, gods, law, politics, various rites... Its author, the German Protestant scholar Rosinus (1551-1626), was one of the first antiquarians to provide such a study. It is illustrated with 53 figures in the text and 2 fold-out plates. (plan of Rome and plan of the forum). Handwritten bookplate, 1 leaf repaired without missing, 1 map torn without missing, paper of inferior quality.