Date from colophon T.p. engraved. Engraved port. of author, p. [4] of preliminaries. The IX numbered, folded plates in the pt. 1 are bird's-eye views of ancient Syracuse, keyed to the text; the 2 single-leaf plates give the plan, section and elevation of the Temple of Minerva. Tav. III is signed in the plate: Franciscus Lomia incid., Syracusis 1612. Tav. II includes the author's coat of arms below the cartouche, and Tav. IX includes the arms of Philip III of Spain, to whom the work is dedicated.
...The 3 folded plates in pt. 2 depict medals. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, decorated initials Signatures: A-Q ²A-Q Includes indexes Includes errata, p. 128 (1st pt.) and p. 126 (2nd pt.) Sloan candidate Binding: 19th-century vellum. Spine label with title & author in gilt. Page edges blue At upper left-hand corner of front pastedown is Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S
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