Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books
Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books
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Vasari, Giorgio. Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architetti. Di Giorgio Vasari pittore, & architetto aretino. Parte prima, e seconda. In questa nuova edizione diligentemente riviste, ricorrette accresciute d'alcuni ritratti, & arricchite di postille nel margine [part 2:] Parte terza primo volume [part 3:] Parte terza, secondo volume [3 vols]. Bologna: heirs of Evangelista Dozza, 1647
The third edition of Vasari's Lives, produced by Carlo Manessi nearly 80 years after the second, by which time it was difficult to obtain. Not surprisingly, this edition proved to be a commercial success, despite being a straight reprint, and other editions quickly followed.
3 volumes, 4to (222 x 160 mm). 50 lines plus headline. collation: +6 ++4 a-h4 i6 A-Hhh4; A6 B-Yyy4; *4 a-c4 d6 A-Vvv4 Xxx6: 878 leaves. Half-titles, engraved frontispiece, woodcut initials, woodcut and typographical head- and tailpieces, woodcut portraits within architectural frames (a few frames empty), woodcut printer's device at the end of volumes 2 and 3. (A few small wormholes, particularly at the start of volume 2, slight damp-staining at the end of volume 2.)
binding: Contemporary mottled calf (237 x 177 mm), spines gilt in compartments, red and brown speckled edges. (Bindings slightly rubbed.)
provenance: A. Fleury, old inscription on half title and flyleaves. acquisition: Purchased in 2012 from Librairie Thomas-Scheler, Paris. references: USTC 4020627
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