Consists of etched dedication and title (leaf [1]), and etched designs for vases (plates 1-30). They are printed 2 to the single side of a sheet; the sheets were then folded vertically for binding, resulting in alternate blank openings

Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung Berlin

Library's c. 1 contains 5 additional etchings by Saly. The 1st is a vase design, the others are designs for tomb sculpture

Library's c. 2 lacks title leaf and contains plates 1-3, 5-11, 16, 19, 22, 25, 27, and 29 only. Sheets are trimmed near plate mark (21 x 15 cm.)

Binding, c. 1: old mottled calf over pasteboard. Edges gold-tooled with double fillets. Spine: repaired at head and foot; 6 raised bands with gold tooling in the panels. Title on leather label in 2nd panel: Vasa antiq. Marbled endpapers. With armorial bookplate, legend: Dijon, Fontanals, 1809; and with the bookplate of Charles Frédéric. Copy 2: paper over pasteboard. Title written in ink over pencil on front free endpaper. With the bookplate of Giovanni Muzio, etched by Giacomo Manzù

[1] leaf, 30 leaves of plates : 39 cm

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