Petro Josepho Cantelio – De Romana Republica – 1726

Petrus Josephus Cantel – De Romana Republica – 1726Sixth, revised and richly illustrated edition – Complete copy – Folding copper engravings – Historical vellum bindingPetrus Josephus Cantel (1645–1684).De Romana Republica, sive de Re Militari & Civili Romanorum.Leiden (Lugduni Batavorum), Samuel Luchtmans, 1726.DescriptionAn attractive and complete copy of this extensively illustrated eighteenth-century work on the political, military, religious and social institutions of ancient Rome.Written by the French Jesuit historian Petrus Josephus Cantel, the work provides a comprehensive account of Roman civilization, including military organization, weapons, triumphal processions, religious ceremonies, public spectacles, architecture, burial customs and everyday life.This sixth edition, published in Leiden in 1726, is particularly appealing for its numerous finely executed copper engravings, including large folding plates.IllustrationsThe complete series of copper engravings is present, including illustrations depicting:- A detailed plan of ancient Rome.- Roman soldiers, military formations, weapons, shields and standards.- A magnificent Roman triumphal procession.- Religious ceremonies and sacrificial rituals.- Roman theatres, public spectacles and naval entertainments.- Roman funerary customs and elaborate funeral pyres.- Various aspects of Roman civic and domestic life.The engraved frontispiece was designed by Gerard Hoet and engraved by L. Mulder.The folding Explicatio, accompanying the plan of Rome, is also present.Collation and completeness[16], 392 pages.Complete with... lees verder bij Catawiki