[Rarebooks] FS: 1853 book on Gemstone Inlay - Pietre Dure - Large Paper Copy w/ 2 Color Plates
Joslin Hall Rare Books
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Wed May 4 12:45:39 EDT 2016
“Notizie Storiche sull'origine e progressi dei Lavori di Commesso in
Pietre Dure che si eseguiscono nell'i e R. Stabilmento di Firenze”
By Antonio Zobi.
Published in Florence in 1853. Second edition.
The first edition was published in 1841 and apparently lacked the 2
color plates - Sinkankas lists the first edition but was unable to
locate a copy of it. Of this edition Sinkankas notes- "In this scarce
work Zobi gives a detailed history of the development of the art of
gemstone inlay, or pietre dure work, and of the Florentine school and
its master craftsmen who helped to create the preeminent position of the
school and its products... The text identifies and comments on early
Florentine masters of such work and also those who cut and engraved rock
crystal, after which Zobi examines the true origin of such stone work
and its continuing improvement. Numerous citations from art historians
and others appear throughout the text and in footnotes. ... Both (color)
plates are carefully handpainted and outlined in gold paint borders...
Following the text is a list of the stones adopted for use in the
factory... Next is a roll of masterworkers, designers, and directors of
the Florentine factory, listed from 1574 to 1824".
The two colored plates are spectacular- one illustrates a round table
top with marbleized edges and a bouquet in the middle, the other a
garlanded plaque with a silver cup, wheat sheaves, grapes and grape
leaves, etc., as well as a smaller floral frieze. A wonderful, scarce
book.
Hardcover. 7.5"x10", 6"x9.5", 352 pages, 2 colored plates; a large-paper
copy of this scarce work, whose normal size is 6"x9.5", in which format
the two plates are folded to fit within the covers (they are not folded
here). Bound in the original tan boards. Covers a bit soiled and worn,
some rubbing, paper covering splitting along the hinges, but the hinges
are tight. Contents with minor soil; one plate detached but present, and
a little worn along the outer edge. $1,450-
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