[Rarebooks] FS: 1853 book on Gemstone Inlay - Pietre Dure - Large Paper Copy - 2 Color Plates

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

1853 book on Gemstone Inlay - Pietre Dure - Large Paper Copy - 2 Color 
Plates

“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. [38704]  $600 net

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