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Fontana, Domenico
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Fontana, Domenico
- Della trasportatione dell'obelisco vaticano et delle fabbriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V... Libro primo [all published]. Rome: Domenico Basa, 1590
- Paper
folio (410 x 272mm.), engraved title-page, additional engraved title-page dated 1589 with a portrait of the author (both by Natale Bonifazio), woodcut initials, engraved illustrations (37 full-page, 3 double-page), nineteenth-century half calf, modern pencil annotations, lacking I1 (fol. 49, with illustration), title-page slightly soiled, a few marginal paper repairs, occasional light foxing, binding slightly rubbed
Provenance
"Inter utrumque volitans", motto on bookplate; A--- M[ari]a de Barcia, inscription on flyleaf; Gerardo Olivares James, 1978
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 19434; Mortimer, Harvard Italian 193
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
FIRST EDITION. Fontana was architect to the pope and arranged for the move of the Egyptian obelisk to the piazza in front of St Peter's. The numerous finely-engraved plates depict the engineering feats required to effect the move, as well as some of the other buildings in Rome that Fontana worked on, including the Vatican Library. Another edition was published at Naples in 1604.