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<dl><dd>In c. 2, the 3 leaves that depict the column in elevation have been joined together to form a single folded plate ca. 37 x 119 cm. De Rossi's preface wanting</dd>
<dd>Binding, c. 1: 19th-century mottled paper, backed in calfskin (rehinged); spine gilt tooled, with title on orange label; edges red. Copy 2: sprinkled brown paper, backed in parchment</dd>
<dd>Copy 1 has printed label of Battersea Auctioneers, Dublin, on cover. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S. on front pastedown. Signature of de Fieussac(?), dated 1895, on 2nd front flyleaf</dd>
<dd>First published 1672, so the present copies must have appeared between that date and de Rossi's death in 1691. See Indice delle stampe de' Rossi</dd>
<dd>Leaf [1], engraved title. Leaf [2], De Rossi's dedication to Louis XIV, etched by Bartoli after Charles Errard. Leaf [3], de Rossi's preface (letterpress). Leaves [4]-[5], etchings of pedestal reliefs. Leaves [6]-[8], elevations of the column. Leaves [9]-[10], sections of the column. Leaves 1-119, etchings of successive portions of the spiral relief. Pages 1-14, Ciacono's letterpress Latin text. Pages [15]-[16], index</dd>
<dd>Indice delle stampe de' Rossi</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Trajan's Column (Rome, Italy); Dacian War, 1st, 101-102; Dacian War, 2nd, 105-106; Dacians</div>
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<dl><dd>Bartoli, Pietro Santi, 1635-1700</dd>
<dd>Bellori, Giovanni Pietro, 1613-1696</dd>
<dd>Chacón, Alfonso, 1540-1599</dd>
<dd>Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, 1627-1691</dd>
<dd>Errard, Charles, 1606-1689</dd></dl></div>
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