ARINGHUS PAULUS Roma subterranea novissima 1659

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ARINGHUS, PAULUS. Roma subterranea novissima. Engraved and woodcut text illustrations throughout. [8] (of [10]), 352, [24]; [8], 395, [17] pages; lacks engraved additional title and folding map. Folio, 423x252 mm, contemporary vellum with blind-stamped arabesque centerpiece on covers, 19th-century morocco lettering pieces, covers soiled, joints cracked, raised bands and bottom of spine chipped. Cologne & Paris, 1659

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Second edition of Aringhi's reworking of the 1632 Roma Sotteranea by Antonio Bosio, on the catacombs, monumental inscriptions, and underground remains of ancient Rome.