CAVALIERI, Giovanni Battista (1525-1601). Insigniores statuarum urbis Romae icones. Antiquitatis studiosis et virtutis amantibus. Rome, [c. 1595]. A collection of 148 full-page copper engravings depicting ancient Roman statues, an important visual compendium of ancient Roman sculpture by the Italian engraver Giovanni Battista Cavalieri (1525-1601), renowned for his engravings and documentation of Roman antiquities. Folio (250 × 185mm). Engraved title-page and 148 copper-engraved plates (early repairs to title and plate 1, slightly but evenly browned, some foxing). Modern boards. (1)