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Creator:
Eckhel, Joseph Hilarius von, 1737–1798
Title(s):
Choix des pierres gravées du Cabinet impérial des antiques : représentées en XL. planches / décrites et expliquées par M. L'Abbé Eckhel, directeur de ce cabinet et professeur des antiquités en l'Université de Vienne.
Published/Created:
A Vienne en Autriche : De l'imprimerie de Joseph Noble de Kurzbek, Libraire-Imprimeur de la cour, MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Physical Description:
[14], 77, [1] p., XL leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NK5511.A95 V66 1788+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Reproductions of Greek and Roman engraved stones, primarily onyx and sardonyx (and some coraline), engraved with images of gods and goddesses of the Greco-Roman pantheon and of the Roman emperors or others associated with them.
Engravings by various artists after Friedrich Kibler.
Includes bibliographical references.
Catalogo ragionato dei libri d'arte e d'antichità posseduti dal conte Cicognara 2829
BAC: British Art Center copy is a large paper copy. Bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, with gilt edges. Binding attributed to Walther.
Subject Terms:
Gems, Classical -- Early works to 1800.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Antiken-Sammlung.
Mythology, Classical, in art -- Early works to 1800.
Walther, binder.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1788.
Contributors:
Kibler, Friedrich, 1747–1816, ill.
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