General Ancient Coinage Antiquarian Books on Coins and Medals from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries Bassoli, F. trans. Ellizabeth Saville Numismatic Literature

Numismatic Literature: General Ancient Coinage: Antiquarian Books on Coins and Medals from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries

Antiquarian Books on Coins and Medals from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries

Bassoli, F. trans. Ellizabeth Saville - London - 2001
SALE! Regular Price : $49.50 Sale Price While Supplies Last: $37.00 Studies in Numismatic Literature No.1. 2001. 88 pages, 16 plates. Clothbound with jacket.
Originally published in book form in 1985 by Leo S. Olschki of Florence in Italian, this edition, translated by Elizabeth Saville, has been carefully revised and updated by the author. It is a delightful collection of easily read scholarly essays, written from both a numismatic and bibliophilic perspective. These essays will be of considerable interest to anyone interested in the literature of numismatics, particularly its landmark works. A great many of the earliest numismatic books were printed in Italy, and Dr. Bassoli does not neglect significant works printed in other countries, ranging from thesixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Starting off with a lengthy chapter on "Sixteenth century numismatics," the author also discusses, among other topics, classical numismatics in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, numismatic bibliography from its origins in 1850, classic works on Italian coins and medals, and the utility of coin auction catalogues. Libraries of interest to the numismatist and a general bibliography are followed by author and publisher indexes.
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