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Cingali's Scarce Catalogue of Papal Medals
Cinagli, Angelo. LE MONETE DE PAPI DESCRITTE IN TAVOLE SINOTTICHE. OPERA. Fermo: Nella Tipografia di Gaetano Paccasassi, 1848. Folio [34.5 by 26 cm], contemporary brown quarter calf with marbled sides; spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, gilt; all page edges red. (2), v, (1), 480 pages; 4 plates of coins well-engraved by Palazzi. Binding worn, with front joint cracked. Interiors rather nice, with only minor foxing. Very good. Very scarce. Bassoli 73–74: "Angelo Cinagli of Fermo embarked upon the Herculean task of describing, in synoptic tables, a group of some 7600 papal coins taken from just a few collections ... in effect, it was the first catalogue of papal coins. By our standards, it contains a fair share of errors and omissions, but it was the first catalogue of Italian coins conceived in modern terms, and it was a long-time before its limits became apparent." Ciferri 122. Clain-Stefanelli 10362. Gnecchi 321: "L'opera più completa sulla numismatica pontificia."
Cinagli, Angelo. LE MONETE DE PAPI DESCRITTE IN TAVOLE SINOTTICHE. OPERA. Fermo: Nella Tipografia di Gaetano Paccasassi, 1848. Folio [34.5 by 26 cm], contemporary brown quarter calf with marbled sides; spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, gilt; all page edges red. (2), v, (1), 480 pages; 4 plates of coins well-engraved by Palazzi. Binding worn, with front joint cracked. Interiors rather nice, with only minor foxing. Very good. Very scarce. Bassoli 73–74: "Angelo Cinagli of Fermo embarked upon the Herculean task of describing, in synoptic tables, a group of some 7600 papal coins taken from just a few collections ... in effect, it was the first catalogue of papal coins. By our standards, it contains a fair share of errors and omissions, but it was the first catalogue of Italian coins conceived in modern terms, and it was a long-time before its limits became apparent." Ciferri 122. Clain-Stefanelli 10362. Gnecchi 321: "L'opera più completa sulla numismatica pontificia."