Very rare and early work about perspective view by Daniele Barbaro: "La Pratica della Perspettiva...". This edition is an alternative version of the 1st edition, illustrated with hundreds of xylographs, many figural initials and printer's mark. Published in Venice by Camillo & Rutilio Borgominieri, 1568.
TITLE:
'La Pratica della Perspettiva di Monsignor Daniel Barbaro eletto Patriarca D' Aquileia, opera molto profittevole a' pittori, scultori, et architetti.'
AUTHOR:
Daniele Barbaro (15114-1570) was an Italian politician and scientist and he is regarded as one of the most important humanists of his time. Barbaro translated the 10 books of Vitruvius, he was also the pubblico storiografico of Venice, served the Republic of Venice as ambassador to the court of Edward VI in London and as representative at the Council of Trent, in 1550 he was elected Patriarch of Aquileia.
PRINT:
Camillo & Rutilio Borgominieri, Venedig, 1568
DESCRIPTION:
Selected Italian work by Daniele Barbaro about the 16th century skills of perspective. An early and alternative version of the 1st edition of "La pratica della perspettiva", 1568, with the undated title in gorgeous border and a dated colophon.
The work "La pratica della perspettiva" was published just before Barbaros death and intended as reference document for painters, sculptors and architects and perhaps can be seen as an additional work of his Vitruvius translation. This work contains 195 pages with many illustrations, xylographs and figural initials. Many of the illustrations are like an appliqué, included are 3 illustrations of stage settings adapted from Sebastiano Serios original, some illustrations reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer woodcuts and one image of the new measuring instrument of Giacomo Castriotto.
Below caption notice of possession of Giulio Cesare Maggi from Brixen, in book cover bookmark of Bibliotheca Terzi and one bookplate. The book is placed in a classy slipcase.
A variant of the first edition of this important and lavishly illustrated work on perspective by one of the foremost Italian humanists of the age, with the undated title-page enclosed by a splendid woodcut border and the colophon dated 1568, title-page with old owner's entry and some slight trimming to border, some waterstaining to top of gutter near beginning and increasingly heavy brownstaining to bottom of page towards end, last few gatherings with repairs to gutter (no loss of printed area); 18th-century carta rustica binding somewhat foxed, modern half-morocco box. - From the collection of Arnaud de Vitry.
COVER:
cardboard of the 18th century
modern slipcase, partly with Marocco leather, gilt embossed title
SIZE:
slipcase: about h 32,8 cm x w 24,0 cm
book: about h 31,3 cm x w 22,4 cm
WEIGHT:
about 1,1 kg
COLLATION:
- 1 blank leaf
- 1 leaf with title
- 1 leaf preamble
- 96 leaves content (numbered pages 3- 195)
- 2 leaves (4 pages) index missing
- 4 leafs index with colophon
- 1 blank leaf
CONDITION:
- all in all good preservation
PAPER:
- strong paper and impression
- slightly stained and browned
- first pages with water stains
- beginning from page 173 increasing brown stains
- leaf with title slightly cut
- below title and preamble handwritten comments
- some leaves with small worm holes
COVER:
- cardboard slightly stained and worn
- binding slightly damaged
- last pages repaired (without print loss)
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