Rivera Giuseppe

Giuseppe Rivera. Biographical Memoirs of the Writers of L'Aquila. L'Aquila, Giuseppe Mele, 1898. First Edition. Rare original edition of the bio-bibliographic work by the historian and noble from L'Aquila. The essay recounts the life and works of the leading writers and scholars tied to the city of L'Aquila, offering a comprehensive overview of the culture and history of the Abruzzo capital. Binding in modern cardboard. Title in gold-tooled on the spine. Inside preserved is the complete original wrappers. Dimensions 24x17, pages IV, 204. Excellent condition. Filippo Ferrari. Nicola Gallucci from Guardiagrele. Chieti, Typografia e Cartoleria Nicola Jecco, 1903. First Edition. Rare original edition of the famous historical monograph on the great fifteenth-century goldsmith. The volume analyzes the life and work of Nicola Gallucci, the leading exponent of Abruzzo’s goldsmith art, studying his Gothic and Renaissance masterpieces such as processional crosses, monstrances, and the influence exerted by the Tuscan school. Trade paperback. Dimensions 24x17, pages 60. Excellent condition. Giovanni Pansa. About Giovanni Quatrario of Sulmona and his recent biographer. Teramo, Arti Grafiche A. De Carolis 1913. First Edition. Rare original edition of the famous historical-literary polemic that redefined studies on the celebrated Abruzzese humanist. The literary dispute over the work of the 14th-century poet, disciple of Barbato from Sulmona, proved fundamental for the studies on the life of Quatrario, his ties with the Angevin court of Naples and his distant relations with Petrarch. Original paperback. Dimensions 24x17, pages 53. Excellent condition.

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