Bartoli (Pietro Sante) -- Virgil. Picturae Antiquissimi Virgiliani Codicis Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome, apud Venantium Monaldini, 1682, 4to, engraved title, portrait of Virgil and 124 plates by Bartoli, no text (pl. XXXV soiled, some light spotting, stitching weak), contemporary half vellum (spine worn).

Bartoli (Pietro Sante) -- Virgil. Picturae Antiquissimi Virgiliani Codicis Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome, apud Venantium Monaldini, 1682, 4to, engraved title, portrait of Virgil and 124 plates by Bartoli, no text (pl. XXXV soiled, some light spotting, stitching weak), contemporary half vellum (spine worn).

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Bartoli (Pietro Sante) -- Virgil. Picturae Antiquissimi Virgiliani Codicis Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome, apud Venantium Monaldini, 1682, 4to, engraved title, portrait of Virgil and 124 plates by Bartoli, no text (pl. XXXV soiled, some light spotting, stitching weak), contemporary half vellum (spine worn).

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Pietro Santo Bartoli (1635-1700) was one of the outstanding engravers of his time, particularly known for his designs and imitations of ancient art, he was nick-named the 'antiquary' of the Pope and Queen Christina of Sweden. He first produced the present set of engravings, without text, in 1677. They were based on the original paintings in the Codex Vaticanus, the earliest known 4th century manuscript of Virgil. They were first published with text in 1741.

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