Description:
Venice, Giacomo Franco Forma in Frezzaria al Insegna del Sole con privilegio, s.d. [1610].Small folio volume.
"1 . (title engraved with same view of Venice than the one for "Habiti delle Donne"), 1 l. not numbered (dedication to Vincent de Gonzague de Mantoue dated 1st January 1610 and printed in roman characters ), 25 plates out of pagination and not numbered.
Those plates represent 34 figures of men and women in very rich Venitian costumes, life scenes,
festivities." (Colas, n° 1108).
360 x 260 mm. Dimensions of the engravings: 258 x 190 mm.
Very rare first edition of one of the most famous books on Venice, its festivities, costumes and activities around 1600.
Colas, Bibliographie Générale du Costume, n°1108, col. 384-5; Katalog Der Freiherrlich Von Lipperheide'schen Kostümbibliothek (repr. 1963), n°1324, p. 527.
"This collection offers great interest in the costumes of Venice during its greatness. It is sought after today especially as it has become extremely rare ". (Vinet, Bibliographie… Read More