Album contenitore collezione di biglietti da visita

Another album with an important collection of business cards from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. All made with printed engravings, woodcuts on vintage paper, some with autograph ink inscriptions of the holders represented on the ticket itself.This second album collects approximately 316 pieces, which after a visual examination would appear to beall removable from the album pages itself. Among the well-known personalities are Antonio Canova, Cardinal Pecci Bishop of Perugia (who later became Pope Leo XIII) with autograph inscription, Nino Bixio with autograph inscription, Prince Borghese, Prince Andrea Doria Pamphilj. Other names identified: Rossi Seniori Representative in the VI Republican year (Cisalpina), Marquis Paolo Spada, Count Filippo Bentivoglio, Prince Rezzonico Senator of Rome, Monsignor Castiglione, Odoardo de Cinque Knight of the Guard of Our Lady, A. Canova, Giuseppe Fornari with 4 different tickets of the four seasons engraved by Giovanni Petrini in Rome, Count Ercole Orsi, Duke of Ceri, the Imperial and Royal Agent and Secretary Aplico De Brunati, the Duke Capecelatro, Luigi Vannini Lieutenant, Don Antonio Odescalchi, Le General Majnoni , Prince Corsini, Percival Mann musician, Navy Captain Agostino del Bene, Papal Consul in Venice, Count Boschetti, Countess Boschetti, Francesco Maria Sanzii, etc etc The album is in excellent condition, the cards are of various sizes in the order of 3 cm. to 11 cm. per sideThe album measures approximately 22 x 33 cm, 19th century hard binding. Prestigious collection coming from the Mattarella family