Florence's Fine Arts.- Borghini (Raffaello) Il riposo di Raffaello

Florence's Fine Arts.- Borghini (Raffaello) Il riposo di Raffaello Borghini in cui della pittura, e della scultura si fauella, de’ piu illustri pittori, e scultori, e delle piu famose opere loro si fa mentione, first edition, collation: *-***8 A-Z Aa-Rr8 Ss4, title with large woodcut printer's device, ***8 errata f., *2v full-page oval woodcut (trimmed at fore-edge within border), some early underlining and occasional marginalia, foxed, some staining, lightly browned, 19th century vellum, spine gilt and with orange (faded) and black leather labels, both rubbed, 8vo (159 x 97mm.), Florence, Giorgio Marescotti, 1584. *** First edition of this important source for late sixteeenth-century Florentine art. It takes the form of a dialogue set in a villa near Florence called 'Il Riposo'. It describes in great detail the works of art in Florentine houses and churches and the society of Florentine art collectors. Provenance: 'MAB', ?Marcantonio Bellavia, painter and engraver active in Rome in the 17th century (cf. Nagler ‘Die Monogrammisten’ IV, 1549) (manuscript monogram to foot of title); Thomas Vroom, sold his sale, Paris, November, 2019 (bookplate). Literature: Adams B2495; Cicognara 2217; Gamba 241; EDIT 16 CNCE 7120.

Estimate:£400

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