Gemme d'arti italiane. Anno quarto

Features

Author:  s.a.

Publisher:  Paolo Ripamonti Carpano

Place of printing:  Milan - Venice

Year of publication:  [1848]

Product Condition:
A copy in good condition. Hardback with a gilt decoration on the spine and a gilt title on the front cover. The covers are framed by concentric fillets; a small paper insert bearing the designation IV is attached to the front cover. The covers and spine are discolored, with signs of wear and creased edges. Binding slightly loose. Minor pencil annotations on the first flyleaf, the two title pages, and the back pastedown. Edges browned with dust spots; head edges particularly darkened. Leaves in good condition with foxing; some leaves are browned due to increased foxing. The text of the leaves is framed by rich floral frames. Plates in excellent condition, protected by sheets of tissue paper. Text in Italian.

Pages:  (20),140,(6)

Format:  In eighth

Dimensions (cm):
Height:  27
Width:  20

Description

An ambitious annual publication by publisher Paolo Ripamonti Carpano, best known for his precious Christmas gifts, illustrated with beautiful chromolithographs, which were popular New Year's gifts for 19th-century bourgeois families. Published beginning in 1845, suspended in 1849, and resumed in 1852, the Gemme d'arti italiane had the ambitious aim of presenting a brief overview of the contemporary artistic scene through engravings and descriptions of works by contemporary painters and sculptors. Our volume features 16 beautiful copper-engraved plates, preceded by a double title page, a dedication to Domenico Lo Faso-Pietrasanta, and a preliminary note by Cesare Correnti.

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