This volume is an important collection of engravings that contains the book 'Antiquarium statuarum urbis Romae' dedicated to Count Francesco Calcagni, the publisher and seller Giovanni Battista Rossi in Piazza Navona. Giovan Battista Rossi's book is the first systematic collection of illustrations of sculptures in the Roman collections and is the work of the draughtsman Giovanni Battista Cavallieri (1525-around 1601). The engravings depict some of the most important statues in the collections in Rome and also show effigies of famous women and men, including a portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Of the first three full-page engravings, the engraver, Io. Bapt.am De Rubeis in P. Agon (Piazza Navona). The volume is the result of a new binding, with a parchment cover and gold title on the spine, measuring 387x246 mm, probably made at the request of the owner family in the 18th century and consists of 88 pages of engravings. In good condition except for a few damp stains and a few pages that have been consolidated in the margins.