Pictura antiquissimi Virgiliani codicis bibliothecae Vaticanae. . .aere inciase accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anglypha quibus celebrior Virgilii loca illustrantur compendaria explanatione aposita ad singulas tabulas

[Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BCE).] Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700). Picturae antiquissimi Vergiliani codicis bibliothecae vaticanae a Petro Sancte Bartoli aere incisae. Accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anaglypha quibus celebriora Virgilii loca illustrantur compendiaria explanatione apposita ad singulas tabulas. 31pp. Engraved frontispiece, title, dedication leaf and 124 plates. Rome: Apud Venantium Monaldini, 1782. 301 x 220 mm. Original pastepaper limp boards, uncut, rebacked, small stains on front cover, light wear; boxed. fore-edges a bit frayed, but very good. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Weld-Blundell (1808-83).

First Edition thus. In 1782 Santo Bartoli's engravings were reissued in an excellent edition combining images from both the Vergilius Vaticanus and Codex Romanus codices with additional images taken from ancient engraved gems depicting various events in Virgil's poems. The work is beautifully printed on thick paper, and the frontispiece, engraved title and dedication are spectacular.