Susanne Schulz-Falster Rare Books A magnificent collection of forty ...

4to, pp. 81, 1, including engraved frontispiece and engraved title within a decorative
border, engraved by Teod. Viero, with ten engraved vignettes, some of them by P.A.
Novelli; original grey paper boards, overprinted in white with the arms of the Pisani
family within decorative border; some light dampstaining to boards, still a fine copy
from the Rava collection.
The work contains poetical compositions, especially sonnets by a number of authors,
mostly from Brescia. Works of D. Arnaldi, C. Olmo, C. Bocca, D. Colombo, F. Bocca
and Coccapani are included (Lapicirella n°70).
The Pisani family arms are also included in the engraved title.
Morazzoni p. 278; Soranzo 6207; Lapiccirella 70; Petoello 414 (long description)
14 EVANGELI, Antonio. Nel solenne Ingresso di sua Eccellenza il Signor
Giannantonio Gabriel Cavaliere e Cancellier grande stanze del P.D. Antonio Evangelj
C.R.S. Venezia, Francesco Santini, 1785.
4to (301x220 mm), pp. [22] including initial blank, engraved title with arms of the
Gabriel family; contemporary decorated paper wrappers; margins a little discoloured.
Lappicirella describes a similar binding as the original?
Lacks frontispiece and pp. 20.
Cicogna 2505; Petoello 432 asking for pp. 42 with frontispiece, Lapiccirella 49 (also
antiporta); Morazzoni 270, Soranzo 3492.
15 [GABRIEL, Giovanni Antonio.] Poesie per l'Ingresso Solenne di Sua Eccellenza il
Signor Gio. Antonio Gabriel Cavaliere e Cancelliere Grande.[colophon:] Venezia,
Alessandri e Scattaglia incisori in rame, s.d. (1785).
4to (348x237mm), pp. [iv] engraved frontispiece and engraved title, within figurative
border, verso with engraved arms of the Gabriel family, 100, [1] full page engraving
with imprint; all text within engraved rococo border of twelve different designs;
original green boards overprinted in gilt with the arms of the Gabriel arms within
decorative border; expert repairs to head and foot of spine; a very fine copy.
One of the most representative titles of late eighteenth century Venetian printing,
with elaborate rococo decorations. Whereas the frontispiece shows a portrait
accomanied by views of Turin, Rome, Milan and Naples, the title contains a
wonderfully theatrical frame of putti listing the veil from the title. The one hundred
pages of text are surrounded by a lively border animated by oriental landscapes and
figures. Compositions feature vegetation, jewellry, artists’ equipment and musical
instruments, whereas the scenes at the bottom of the frame show a library, artists,
putti and exotic scenes.
The poems are by D. Florio, L. Godard, Giov. Pirani, Gir. Garuffali, A.M. Carminati,
G.B. Giovio, and P.A. Novelli.
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