Dedication, at head of illustrated t.p., signed: Gio: Iacomo de Rossi

Plates 48-50 signed by Ales. Specchi, have imprint: Roma, Date in luce da Domenico de Rossi figlio et erede di Gio Giacomo de Rossi nella sua Stamperia in Roma alla pace, and have been added to the 47 of the first edition also published without imprint date. Cf. Bibliothèque nationale. Catalogue. Date of publication from Brunet, IV, column 1406

Binder's title (spine): Altari e cappelle nelle chiese di Roma

1 v. (50 leaves of plates) : 51 cm

Engraved title (pl. 1)

Dedication, at head of title, signed: Gio: Iacomo de Rossi

A reissue of the first edition, which contained 47 plates and was published, without imprint date, between 1685, the date given for the rebuilding of the chapel depicted in pl. 10, and ca. 1691, the year of Rossi's death

Plates 48-50 have imprint: Date in luce da Domenico de Rossi figlio et erede di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua Stamperia alla Pace (the wording varies slightly)

Engravers: pl. 1 (title), Pietro Antonio de Pitri (after Ciro Ferri); pl. 12, Giovanni Francesco Venturini; pl. 15-16, 21-22, and 28, Vincenzo Mariotti; pl. 48-50, Alessandro Specchi (after his own designs). All other plates unsigned

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