Recherches curieuses d'antiquité: contenues en plusieurs dissertations, sur des médailles, bas-reliefs, statues, mosaïques & inscriptions antiques ...
This 1683 French antiquarian treatise by Jacob Spon, published in Lyon, was written for scholars and collectors of antiquities and describes ancient coins, reliefs, statues, mosaics and inscriptions. Its pictures are small engraved views of Roman coin obverses and reverses, with laurelled imperial portraits, seated and standing allegorical figures, and temple facades, giving a designer compact, legible emblem and medallion motifs.
