Discusses Peiresc's interest in the Portland vase (Roman cameo glass, 1st c. B.C.; London, British Museum), in light of his correspondence and drawings from his collection now in the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris); notes also the involvement of Rubens and Cassiano dal Pozzo in efforts to reproduce the vase. (Appendix with passages from Peiresc's correspondence, 1623-1637, concerning the Portland vase.)
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