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GASTALDI, TRACTATUS DE AVERTENDA ET PROFLIGANDA PESTE, BOLOGNA, 1684, PIENA PERGAMENA COEVA DECORATA
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description
- Tractatus de avertenda et profliganda peste politico-legalis eo lucubratus tempore quo ipse Loemocomiorum primo, mox Sanitatis Commissarius Generalis fuit, peste urbem invadente anno MDCLVI & LVII. Ac nuperrime Goritiam depopulante, typis commissus. Bologna : Tipografia Manolessiana, 1684
Folio (415x280 mm.), 47 tavole incise a piena pagina, grandi iniziali istoriate xilografiche, fregi e testatine xilografiche, ampi margini, bella ed elegante legatura coeva a sei nervi, doppia croce a triplo filetto con decorazioni alle estremità e grande stemma cardinalizio Altieri ai piatti, dorso con decorazioni oro e tassello in marocchino con autore e titolo in oro, tagli oro e decorazioni ai labbri, controguardie e carte di guardia goffrate con motivi floreali in oro, cofanetto in plexiglass, fioriture e bruniture evidenti sulle prime carte, alcune carte iniziali più brunite, dorso leggermente rovinato
Provenance
Sulla legatura: armi del Cardinale Altieri
Literature
Rossetti 5276
Condition
Condizioni e stato di conservazione, ove necessario, sono riportati e descritti all'interno della descrizione
"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
PRIMA EDIZIONE di un'interessante e corposa opera sulla peste ed in particolare sulle misure di prevenzione sanitarie e architettoniche proposte per la città di Roma. Nel 1657 Gastaldi, già Commissario generale degli ospedali, fu nominato Commissario generale per la Pubblica Salute. L’opera, con commentario sanitario e centinaia di decreti sanitari emanati per casi di epidemie precedenti alla pubblicazione, è corredata da 47 ampie e belle tavole di piante, mura e porte di Roma incise da Onorio Marinari.