Rossi, Giuseppe; Lasinio, Giuseppe Paolo

Pitture a Fresco del Camposanto di Pisa [= Fresco Paintings in the Pisa Cemetery]

Firenze [= Florence]: Tipografia All'Insegna di Dante, 1832. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [5], 2-41, [3] pp. Contemporary half sheep over maroon pebbled cloth, compartments ruled in gilt, spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and decorations; all edges gilt. Lovely marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by E Walker & Sons of Fulton Street New York, as evidenced by the binder's blindstamp on a blank leaf. Spawn & Kinsella 160. Illustrated with 46 plates, beautiful, detailed engravings. The engravings designed by Giuseppe Rossi, engraved by Lasinio. Plate captions in Italian and French, the preceeding text in Italian. European Traveler, "See Renaissance Frescoes at the Camposanto Cemetery in Pisa". The frescoes depicted in these engravings were painted during the Renaissance. The paintings contain biblical scenes. Rebecca, Isaac, Job, the Ephesians, Abraham, Esau, Jacob, and several other principal characters from the Bible are rendered, full of emotion and pathos as their stories play out in the decorative scenes. Sadly, many of the frescoes were destroyed during the Second World War, and only some were saved. This volume is a lovely visual guide to what the frescoes looked like before they were lost to fire. Very Good. Item #000012909

Rubbing to the corners and joints, but the binding is strong and secure; some foxing to the pageblock.

Price: $300.00