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BOSCHINI, Marco. The Mines of Painting. In Venice, appresso Francesco Nicolini, 1664. 12mo, 150x80 mm. Parchment binding, mss. titles on spine, splash cuts. Pp. [36], 572, [2]. 7 engravings including the antiporta. The allegorical antiporta depicts an angel holding a palette and a cherub with a bird's eye view of Venice below. Fine copy. Rare first edition. This work can be considered the first true guide to Venice. Boschini was a painter, engraver, miniaturist and writer in the Baroque period; his knowledge of painting was such that his advice was often sought by princes and wealthy collectors who wished to create or enrich their collections whenever a reliable opinion was needed to estimate the value of an inheritance or to mediate a purchase. This work is divided into six parts, one for each sestiere of Venice. Schlosser Magnino 548; Cicognara4350; Vinciana 4346; Fossati Bellani 2335; Cicogna 4673. 12mo, 150x80 mm. Vellum binding, handwritten title on the spine, sprayed edges. Pp. 36, 572, 2. 7 plates including the Frontispiece. The pictorial frontispiece depicts an angel holding a palette and a cherub with a bird's eye view of Venice below. Nice copy. Rare first edition. This work can be considered the first true guide of Venice. Boschini was a painter, engraver, miniaturist and writer in the Baroque era; his knowledge of painting was such that his advice was often requested by princes and wealthy collectors who wished to create or enrich their collections whenever a reliable opinion was needed to estimate the value of an inheritance or to broker a purchase. This work is divided into six parts, one for each district of Venice.

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BOSCHINI, Marco. The Mines of Painting. In Venice, appresso Francesco Nicolini, 1664. 12mo, 150x80 mm. Parchment binding, mss. titles on spine, splash cuts. Pp. [36], 572, [2]. 7 engravings including the antiporta. The allegorical antiporta depicts an angel holding a palette and a cherub with a bird's eye view of Venice below. Fine copy. Rare first edition. This work can be considered the first true guide to Venice. Boschini was a painter, engraver, miniaturist and writer in the Baroque period; his knowledge of painting was such that his advice was often sought by princes and wealthy collectors who wished to create or enrich their collections whenever a reliable opinion was needed to estimate the value of an inheritance or to mediate a purchase. This work is divided into six parts, one for each sestiere of Venice. Schlosser Magnino 548; Cicognara4350; Vinciana 4346; Fossati Bellani 2335; Cicogna 4673. 12mo, 150x80 mm. Vellum binding, handwritten title on the spine, sprayed edges. Pp. 36, 572, 2. 7 plates including the Frontispiece. The pictorial frontispiece depicts an angel holding a palette and a cherub with a bird's eye view of Venice below. Nice copy. Rare first edition. This work can be considered the first true guide of Venice. Boschini was a painter, engraver, miniaturist and writer in the Baroque era; his knowledge of painting was such that his advice was often requested by princes and wealthy collectors who wished to create or enrich their collections whenever a reliable opinion was needed to estimate the value of an inheritance or to broker a purchase. This work is divided into six parts, one for each district of Venice.

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