[LUPI, ANTONIO MARIA, S.J.] Dissertatio et animadversiones ad nuper inventum Severae martyris epitaphium. 15 engraved plates and 5 text illustrations; numerous typographic reproductions of inscriptions in text. [10], 202 pages. Folio, 300x201 mm, contemporary vellum boards, turn-ins sprung; scattered light foxing, minor stains on a few text leaves; cloth slipcase. Palermo: Stefano Amato, 1734
first edition of a study of early Christian inscriptions, including one on a Roman tomb believed to be that of the martyr St. Severa, as well as a few from the Jewish catacombs of Rome.
