Very rare festival’s book with dedication to
Very rare festival’s book with dedication to Cosimo III. CASOTTI, Giovambattista. Memorie istoriche della miracolosa immagine di Maria Vergine dell'Impruneta. Firenze, Giuseppe Manni, 1714
4to, 252x180 mm.; contemporary full calf binding, gilt titles and ornaments on the spine, marbled edges. Three parts in a vol.; pictorial frontispiece engraved by C. Mogalli, XVI, 318, 231, 60 pp. and 10 copper plates out text, of which 2 on double page. Ex libris libreria Capponi on title page. Fine copy with wide margins.
Condition Report: First edition dedicated to Cosimo III. The work includes a historical part and one with the description of the procession of 1711. There are numerous valuable information about the history of art. In addition, among the large plates, with a remarkable workmanship and suggestion, we recall the several folded ones illustrating the procession: in particular, the last two depict the procession and with the imposing view of the square of the Real Palazzo de 'Pitti when the sacred image was laid. Moreni I, 225; Bigazzi 5910; Fossati Bellani 3348; Lozzi 2204; Gamba 2190; Brunet I, 1615.
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Very rare festival’s book with dedication to Cosimo III. CASOTTI, Giovambattista. Memorie istoriche della miracolosa immagine di Maria Vergine dell'Impruneta. Firenze, Giuseppe Manni, 1714
4to, 252x180 mm.; contemporary full calf binding, gilt titles and ornaments on the spine, marbled edges. Three parts in a vol.; pictorial frontispiece engraved by C. Mogalli, XVI, 318, 231, 60 pp. and 10 copper plates out text, of which 2 on double page. Ex libris libreria Capponi on title page. Fine copy with wide margins.
Condition Report: First edition dedicated to Cosimo III. The work includes a historical part and one with the description of the procession of 1711. There are numerous valuable information about the history of art. In addition, among the large plates, with a remarkable workmanship and suggestion, we recall the several folded ones illustrating the procession: in particular, the last two depict the procession and with the imposing view of the square of the Real Palazzo de 'Pitti when the sacred image was laid. Moreni I, 225; Bigazzi 5910; Fossati Bellani 3348; Lozzi 2204; Gamba 2190; Brunet I, 1615.