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TORNIERI ARNALDI, Arnaldo. La corsa delle slitte in Vicenza nel carnovale 1784. Vicenza, Vincenzo Leoni, 1784 8vo; 193x140 mm; Binding in marbled hardback; pp. 32 as follows: title, 6 pp. dedication by Leoni to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame," 22 pp. description in verse of the sleigh race, 2 pp. with list of Vicenza's noble personages who participated in the event; endpapers 16 fold-out f. t. plates engraved in copper and watercolor, with silver and gold raised borders. Marginal blooming, good copy. Very Rare Original Figured Edition. This charming party book was imprinted in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival costume party on sleighs that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among them appear representatives of the most eminent patrician families of Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleighs are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a call from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger listed in the index of "ornatissimi cavalieri." Melzi's bibliography identifies as the author of this delightful work the nobleman Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last panel on a sleigh attached to a large balloon. The year 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiments, and for this singular curiosity the book is cited by Caproni-Bertarelli. The lively plates are painted in vivid colors by a coeval hand and are embellished with silver and gold elevations. There are only three examples in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana in Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale in Paris. Melzi, I, 258; Caproni-Bertarelli, p. 111; Olschki, Choix 8129, under Leoni, as in Caproni. 8vo. 193x140 mm. Marbled boards binding. 32 pages composed as follows: title; 6 pp. of Leoni's dedication to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame"; 22 pages of description in verses of the sleds' race, 2 pp. with the list of the noblemen characters from Vicenza participating to the race; at the end 16 watercolored folded plates o.t. engraved on copper, with gilt and silver rises. Occasional foxing, good copy. Extremely rare first Illustrated edition. This fascinating book of feasts was printed in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival party in costume on sleds that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among these there are the representatives of the most eminent patrician families from Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleds are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a reference from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger indicated in the index of the "most ornate knights." The bibliography of Melzi identifies as the author of this delightful work the noble Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last plate on a sled attached to a large balloon. 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiences and for this singular curiosity the book is quoted by Caproni-Bertarelli. The very animated plates are painted with lively contemporary hand colors and are embellished with gilt and silver rises. Only three specimens present in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana of Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale of Paris.

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TORNIERI ARNALDI, Arnaldo. La corsa delle slitte in Vicenza nel carnovale 1784. Vicenza, Vincenzo Leoni, 1784 8vo; 193x140 mm; Binding in marbled hardback; pp. 32 as follows: title, 6 pp. dedication by Leoni to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame," 22 pp. description in verse of the sleigh race, 2 pp. with list of Vicenza's noble personages who participated in the event; endpapers 16 fold-out f. t. plates engraved in copper and watercolor, with silver and gold raised borders. Marginal blooming, good copy. Very Rare Original Figured Edition. This charming party book was imprinted in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival costume party on sleighs that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among them appear representatives of the most eminent patrician families of Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleighs are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a call from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger listed in the index of "ornatissimi cavalieri." Melzi's bibliography identifies as the author of this delightful work the nobleman Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last panel on a sleigh attached to a large balloon. The year 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiments, and for this singular curiosity the book is cited by Caproni-Bertarelli. The lively plates are painted in vivid colors by a coeval hand and are embellished with silver and gold elevations. There are only three examples in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana in Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale in Paris. Melzi, I, 258; Caproni-Bertarelli, p. 111; Olschki, Choix 8129, under Leoni, as in Caproni. 8vo. 193x140 mm. Marbled boards binding. 32 pages composed as follows: title; 6 pp. of Leoni's dedication to "ornatissimi cavalieri e gentilissime dame"; 22 pages of description in verses of the sleds' race, 2 pp. with the list of the noblemen characters from Vicenza participating to the race; at the end 16 watercolored folded plates o.t. engraved on copper, with gilt and silver rises. Occasional foxing, good copy. Extremely rare first Illustrated edition. This fascinating book of feasts was printed in very few copies, probably 30, intended for the participants in the carnival party in costume on sleds that took place in Vicenza in the winter of 1784: among these there are the representatives of the most eminent patrician families from Vicenza: Barbarani, Trissino, Verlate, Vello, Caldogne, Burri, Bissari, and others. The sleds are pulled over the snow by harnessed horses; a reference from 1 to 30 refers to the name of the passenger indicated in the index of the "most ornate knights." The bibliography of Melzi identifies as the author of this delightful work the noble Arnaldo Tornieri, who appears in the last plate on a sled attached to a large balloon. 1784 was the year of the first Italian aerostatic experiences and for this singular curiosity the book is quoted by Caproni-Bertarelli. The very animated plates are painted with lively contemporary hand colors and are embellished with gilt and silver rises. Only three specimens present in the Worldcat: at the Bibl. Civica Bertoliana of Vicenza, the British Library and the Bibl. Nationale of Paris.

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