Thesaurus Brandenburgicus selectus, sive, Gemmarum et numismatum Graecorum in cimeliarchio electorali Brandenburgico elegantiorum series

Beger, Lorenz, 1653-1705 · 1696 · Coloniae Marchicae [Brandenburg] : Typis et impensis electoralibus, excudit Ulricus Liebpert ... · 38 pictures

Thesaurus Brandenburgicus is a 1696 catalogue of Greek gems and coins from the electoral cabinet in Brandenburg, compiled by Lorenz Beger and printed at Coloniae Marchicae for the court of Frederick I. Its plates show engraved classical busts and figures on single facing pages with plate numbers in the corners. A designer could take from them the restrained, even line of baroque copperplate engraving, with stone sculpture rendered in soft hatching and cast shadow beneath each pedestal.

Frederick I, King of Prussia, 1657-1713 -- Art collections · Frederick I, King of Prussia, 1657-1713 · Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Germany). Münzkabinett · Gems, Classical -- Germany -- Berlin · Numismatics, Roman -- Germany -- Berlin · Numismatics, Greek -- Germany -- Berlin · Classical antiquities · Art -- Private collections · Gems, Classical · Numismatics, Greek · Numismatics, Roman · Germany -- Berlin

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