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Negri, Cesare.
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Nuove inventioni di balle. Milan: Girolamo Bordone, 1604
- Paper
folio (30.5 x 21cms.), engraved printer's device on title-page, woodcut initials, 58 full-page engraved illustrations by Leon Pallavicino after designs by Mauro Rovere (that on R6 a replacement pasted over the original), typeset music and lute tablature, near-contemporary vellum, lacking portrait, title-leaf restored at edges, T6 torn at lower corner (not affecting text), a few light stains
Provenance
Nordkirchen, armorial bookplate
Literature
Niles & Leslie, A Bibliography of Dancing, p.379; Gregory & Bartlett, i, 194; Cicognara 1725; Hirsch, i 429; Lipperheide 3060; Magriel, p.45; RISM N359; RISM Écrits p.359
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Rare. Negri's celebrated book is arguably the most beautiful early dance treatise, containing fine large engraved illustrations of dancers and extensive music and tablature for the lute. Negri's work includes lists of famous dancing masters of the period as well as the Italian and Spanish nobles present at various masquerades. This is a reissue of the author's Le gratie d'amore (1602), retaining the running heads of that edition. Some copies also include additional matter on a guard (p.203) and a correction slip (p.183), neither being present here.