Thesaurus Brandenburgicus Selectus: Continens Antiquorum Numismatum Et Gemmarum, Quae Cimeliarchio Regio-Electorali Brandenburgico nuper accessére Rariora : Ut & Supellectilem Antiquariam Uberrimam, id est Statuas, Thoraces, Clypeos, Imagines tàm Deorum, quàm Regum & Illustrium: Item Vasa & Instrumenta varia, eaque inter, fibulas, Lam
Thesaurus Brandenburgicus Selectus is a 1701 catalogue of antiquities and coins from the Brandenburg electoral cabinet, compiled by Lorenz Beger for scholars and collectors. Its engraved plates show Roman-style busts, statues and portrait medallions with ruled hatching and plain stone-like shading, which a designer might take as a model for classical portrait sculpture, cameo framing and monochrome engraved ornament.










































































































































































