HAVERCAMP, Sigebert (1683-1742) - Nummophylacium reginae Christianae, quod comprehendit numismata aerea imperatorum romanorum, latina, graeca, atque in coloniis cusa. The Hague: Pierre de Hondt, 1742.
26.01.2021 10:30UTC +01:00
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ID 474296
Lot 77 | HAVERCAMP, Sigebert (1683-1742) - Nummophylacium reginae Christianae, quod comprehendit numismata aerea imperatorum romanorum, latina, graeca, atque in coloniis cusa. The Hague: Pierre de Hondt, 1742.
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€ 300 – 500
A good copy on strong paper of the first original and bilingual edition of this great work by the Dutch philologist and numismatist Sigebert Havercamp on the precious coin collection of Queen Christina of Sweden. The collection, which includes some coins obtained by the Swedes in Prague at the end of the Thirty Years War in 1648, was acquired by the Vatican in 1794 after the abdication of the Queen and her relocation to Rome.
Folio (404 x 258mm). Title in French and Latin printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 63 engraved plates, engraved headpieces, woodcut initials (remains of stamp on title and tiny hole in the margin, occasional light foxing or browning). Contemporary calf, spine decorated in gilt, red edges and marbled endpapers (extremities lightly rubbed); preserved in a modern marbled paper box. Provenance: Imperial Library of the Hermitage (bookplate) - bookplate in Russian - Finarte, Milan (label dated 03/26/71).
| Auction house category: | Books, manuscripts and engravings |
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