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Basilius KennetDe Aaloudheden van Rome
The first and only Dutch edition of Kennet’s celebrated survey of Roman antiquity, with monumental double-page engravings, plans and maps.
- Edition
- Large folio · 38 engraved plates · Amsterdam
- Format
- 54 × 32 cm · [6], 260, [23] pp.
- Availability
- Price on request
Bibliographical details
Contemporary full leather with wear and minor losses. Complete with 20 engravings in the text and 18 large plates, including three maps. Crisp impression on strong paper.
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This imposing Dutch folio transformed Kennet’s successful survey of Roman civilisation into a luxury illustrated publication. Religion, law, warfare, education and domestic life are organised with encyclopaedic clarity.
François Halma’s Amsterdam press gave the work exceptional visual presence: plans, maps, architectural views and the spectacular folding triumphal procession turn antiquarian learning into theatrical images.
The edition reflects the fascination of the Dutch Republic with Roman civic culture, while its scale and copperplate programme mark it as a book intended for display as well as study.
Further photographs and a complete condition report are available on request.