Storia E Descrizione De Principali Teatri Antichi E Moderni Col Sagggio Sull Architettura Teatrale Di Mr. Patte, Illustrato Con Erudite Osservazioni Del Chiarissimo Architetto E Pittore Scenico Paolo Landriani
Milan: Tipografia del dottor Giulio Ferrario, 1830. First edition. Hardcover. [XIX] 359 pages. 21 x 13 cm. Twelve folding plates. Pages misnumbered: vii as vi, 62 as 26, 179 as 176. Errata: p. [376]. Includes bibliographical references. Includes an aquatint plate by V. Raineri, lithographic plates by Giovanni Carlo Castellini, and unsigned engravings of theater schematics. Paolo Landriani (1757–1839), an Italian painter and architect was employed at La Scala theatre, well respected there as a decorator. Text clean, back cover marbled board paper abraded at fore-edge with slight loss. Contemporary calf backed marbled boards, backstrip decorated in gilt and blind. Very good. Item #20331
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