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La Sicilia di Filippo Paruta descritta con medaglie, e ristampata con aggiunta da Leonardo Agostini : hora in miglior ordine disposta da Marco Maier : arrichita d'una descrittione compendiosa di quella famosa isola, & illustrata d'una succinta dichiaratione non più stampata intorno alle sue medaglie : con l'aggiunta della cronologia accomodata alla sudetta historia

Paruta, Filippo, 1550?-1629 · 1697 · In Lione : Appresso Marco Maier, en Bellecour · 29 pictures

A 1697 Lyon illustrated catalogue of ancient and medieval medals of Sicily, compiled by Filippo Paruta and reissued by Marco Maier for a learned audience of collectors and antiquarians. Its pages show engraved medal obverses and reverses with portrait busts, inscriptions in ring borders, a rider on horseback, a chariot team, and geometric patterns, drawn as plain line engravings a designer could use for coin-style emblems, seals, or classical ornament.

Medals -- Italy -- Sicily · Sicily (Italy) -- History · Medals -- Italy -- Sicily -- Early works to 1800 · Coins -- Italy -- Sicily -- Early works to 1800 · Antiquities · Coins · Medals · Sicily (Italy) -- History -- Early works to 1800 · Sicily (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800 · Italy -- Sicily

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