Complete Serenissima Collection
Arsantiqua London. THE SERENISSIMA COLLECTION: HISTORY OF VENICE THROUGH MEDALS. London, 2002–2003. Three volumes, complete. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jackets. 285, (3), 261, (3), 260, (4) pages; 300 + 299 + 278 lots; illustrated throughout in color. Errata slip laid in. Generally fine. A highly important sale of truly exceptional medals. The fact that the catalogues spend 806 pages discussing 877 lots gives some indication of the effort exerted in cataloguing this collection.