Lazari, News of the works of art and antiquities of the Correr collection in Venice

Vincenzo Lazari, Notizia delle opere d'arte e d'antichità della raccolta Correr di Venezia, Tipografia del Commercio, Venice 1859, pp. XII, 287, cm 26, half-cloth binding with titles and gold fillets on the spine, boards in refined marbled paper with gold inserts, editorial paperback preserved.

A substantial work by the numismatist Vincenzo Lazari, in which 1557 objects belonging to the Correr collection are minutely described. Of note are: coins, gems, paintings, majolica, porcelain, Murano glass, mosaics, enamels, ivories, carvings, objects in precious metals, weapons, marbles, etc. The work opens with a long biographical profile of Teodoro Correr.

Ownership signature on the margin of the title page.

In excellent condition. Rare original edition.