Author: HUGUES D' HANCARVILLE
Title: Monumens de la vie privée des douze césars. [Printed title page +] 79 dessins à la plume, d`une suite de pierres gravées sous leurs règnes, exécutés par un amateur
Description: [Late 18th century?]. Half leather. Very curious collection of 79 explicitly erotic drawings, drawn by an amateur (as stated on the printed title page). The illustrations were copied from �"œMonumens de la vie privée des douze Césars�"� and �"œMonumens du culte secret des dames romaines�"�. Two works published by baron d`Hancarville or Pierre-François Hugues (1719-1805), the first being a study of the sex life of the ancient Roman ruling class, and the second a work on phallic worship and eroticism in classical antiquity. The illustrations, purportedly copied from antique engraved gems, show a wide variety of explicit scenes. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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