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Tasso, Torquato
Torquato Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered with figures by Giambatista Piazzetta to the royal majesty of Maria Theresa of Austria, 1745
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Venice, printed by Giambatista Albrizzi q. Girol., 1745. In 2°. Half-title, allegorical frontispiece, frontispiece printed in red and black, copperplate vignette on the frontispiece depicting an allegory of the city of Venice, portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria at a young age drawn by Piazzetta and engraved by Polanzani, each canto (20) is preceded by a plate with a coat of arms and dedication to each different character, 20 head vignettes, 20 culs-de-lampe (of which 6 are full page), 21 historiated initials and a final plate in roundel in which Piazzetta and his friend Albrizzi are recognisable, small wormhole on the first two leaves, contemporary sponged calf binding, plates framed by a double gold frame with decorations, gold title within a red insert on the spine with 7 blacks and gold decorations, decorated dentelles, gilt edges, some peeling, slight defects.
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A PERFECT AND EXCELLENT copy of the first edition of one of the most beautiful illustrated books of the 18th century, with plates drawn by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta and engraved by Polanzani. Our copy can be traced back to variant B (Radaeli) due to the portrait of the dedicatee, the young Maria Theresa, the dedications at the foot of the 20 large plates, and the Rococo brackets at the base of the endcaps.
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