Some catalogues record an issue with a differently-set text and seven unnumbered plates.
Contents
The first unnumbered plate is a schematic presentation of the 'Proporzioni Pratiche Per ben disegnare le Targhe ...'. - Tavola In cui si contengono I Nomi Degli Autori Delle Presenti Targhe, I luoghe ne' quali si trovano: e la Materia di cui sono composte - Proporzioni Pratiche Per ben designare le Targhe de' Pontefici, Re, Prencipi, ed altre forme usate - [Plates].
Summary Note
These engravings were first published in 1711 and reissued in 1715. Another edition was published in 1727.
The plates show twenty heraldic escutcheons by Bernini, six by Borromini, three each by Michelangelo and Algardi, two each by C. Fontana, F. Fontana and Rainaldi, and one each by Bramante, D. Fontana, Cortona, M. Rossi, 'N.N.', B. Soria, C. Maratti, M. Lunghi, F. Della Grega, A. Rossi and R. Cacapecchia. Number 50 is 'Dell'Autore di questa Raccolta'. Most escutcheons are described as made of marble or stone, but some as of gilded metal or stucco. All are from buildings in Rome, except one from Castelgandolfo and the last, which is from Messina, the author's home. This copy also includes the three unnumbered plates which appear in Copy #1 (in this case at the end of the numbered sequence), plus an additional 3 unsigned plates.
Provenance
Recorded in RAA Library, Catalogue, 1802.
Copy Note
Imperfect; lacks the title-page and dedication.
Binding Note
Leather spine lettered in gilt letters, 'Raccolta di Targhi' [sic].
Subject
Cartouches - Escutcheons (Heraldry) - Devices (Heraldry) - Sculpture, Italian - Italy - Rome - History - 16th century - 17th century - 18th century - Renaissance - Baroque
Designs - Pattern books - 18th century
Pictorial works - 18th century