The Famous Museum of Antiquities Collected by Athanasius Kircher

In 1688 George de Sepibus issued from Amsterdam the first book on the museum collected by the Jesuit polymath and prolific writer Athanasius Kircher in Rome. The title of the work was Romani Collegii Societatis Jesu Musaeum celeberrimum, cuius magnum antiquariae rei, statuarum, imaginum, picturarumque partem. With its many beautiful engravings the book was probably designed to promote the museum.