Gualtieri, Index testarum conchyliorum T.45 (15x20)
Gualtieri, Index testarum conchyliorum T.45 (15x20)
Index Testarum Conchyliorum T.45
Niccolo Gualtieri
Hand-colored copperplate engraving in hand-painted French mat
Florence, 1742
Plate size: 9¼ x 14
Mat size: 15 x 20
Price: $1,350 (S0325GW)
Magnificent 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engravings of seashells by Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (Index of Mollusk Shells), printed in Florence in 1742. Gualitieri is considered a pioneer of conchology and this work is considered a masterpiece of 18- century illustrated malacological literature. The engravings are archivally mounted in mats with custom hand-painted French mat decoration, including hand-cut Japanese gold paper.
Magnificent 18th-century hand-colored copperplate engravings of seashells by Niccolo Gualtieri (1688-1744) from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (Index of Mollusk Shells), printed in Florence in 1742. Gualitieri is considered a pioneer of conchology and this work is considered a masterpiece of 18- century illustrated malacological literature. The engravings are archivally mounted in mats with custom hand-painted French mat decoration, including hand-cut Japanese gold paper.
