[Rarebooks] FS: Woman's Italian-Renaissance photo album

[Bob Petrilla]

Howard, Anna G.  WOMAN’S 19th CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, ILLUSTRATED WITH 65
ALBUMEN PRINTS OF MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PAINTING, WITH
MANUSCRIPT CAPTIONS NAMING THE ARTIST, SUBJECT, MUSEUM AND CITY.
[Hartford, Connecticut], circa 1880.

Each of the 65 albumen prints is neatly tipped into corner slots in the
album leaves, and each includes Anna Howard’s neat manuscript notations,
identifying the artist, subject, museum, and city. The artists include:
Giotto, Botticelli, Titian, Leonardo DaVinci, Raphael, Fra Lippo Lippi, Fra
Angelico et al.  The locations of the art include: The National Gallery,
London; National Museum, Florence; Sistine Chapel, The Vatican, Uffizi
Gallery, Louvre, Dresden, etc. Mostly religious allegories, plus portraits,
including numerous depictions of The Madonna, the Last Supper, The
Crucifixion, Last Judgement, Transfiguration, etc. A few photographs have
small printed captions at the lower edge (in the image, in Italian, noting
artist, title, etc.).

The album is three-quarter brown leather and pebbled cloth, gilt ruled
beveled boards, floral endpapers, [65] leaves. All of the photographs are
in fine condition.  The album has moderate wear, leather is dried, bit
chipped at tips of corners; else tight, bright and clean internally.
Signature of Anna G. Howard on front free-endpaper.  8.5" x 6.5".
[Hartford, Connecticut records show that Anna Gilbert Howard was born there
in 1838, was a member of the First Baptist Church, and died at Hartford in
1909. "She was a woman of noble character and a lovely Christian," reported
the Baptist Standard in announcing her death.]  $100.00

Postpaid in US.  Usual trade terms.



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