One volume, 25.8 x 20.7 cm, laid paper 25.2 x 19.5 cm, platemark 13.3 x 7.7 cm, wide margins; bound in calf, ruled in gilt, rebacked, raised bands, blind-stamped flower lozenges in compartments, crimson label with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, gilt dentelle inside, engraved bookplate to front pastedown: lettered ribbon: “VINCTUS NON VICTUS”, chained Lion Passant in a collar, below “Maurice B. Worms”.
Title-page: MONUMENS | DU | CULTE SECRET | DES | DAMES ROMAINES , | POUR SERVIR DE SUITE | AUX MONUMENS DE LA VIE PRIVÉE | DES XII CÉSARS. | {VIGNETTE} | A CAPRÉE. | CHEZ SABELLUS. | M. DCC. LXXXIV. ||
Collation: [A]2 B-G2 2A-Z2 Aa2 Bb1, total 63 leaves, plus engraved title/frontispiece and 50 plates, all unsigned, first and last blanks.
Pagination: [i-ii] iii-xxvii [xxviii] 1-98, ils., total 126 pages.
Catalogue raisonné: Cohen-De Ricci: 475; Lewine: 233; Dutel (1650-1880) № A-729, p. 223; Pia (1978): col. 884-5, pp. 467-8.
Author: Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville (French, 1719-1805) – author.
Provenance: Maurice Benedict Worms (Austrian, 1805 – 1867), son of Benedikt Moses Worms (1769 – 1824) and Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771 – 1859), maternal grandson of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744 – 1812), the founder of the House of Rothschild.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 18 AD , Late 18th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 18th century , Engraving , Erotica , Etching , Illustrated books , Roman mythology |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Engraving , Etching , Laid paper , Paper |
| Binding | Full calf , Hardcover |
| Size | Folio |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1784 |
| Catalogue raisonne | Cohen, de Ricci (1912) , J.-P. Dutel , Pia (1978) , Ray, French Illustrated Book |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
