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Milan, Ferdinando Artaria, 1820. In 8°. Aquatint print depicting the Cathedral on the frontispiece, 9 tipped-in engravings at the end of the volume, paperback with restorations on the spine. § The eighth wonder of the world observed in the cathedral of Milan on the occasion of the completion of its new facade. Milan, Pulini at the Bocchetto, 1812. In 12th. Browning, half of the volume with loss of part of the outer white margin, binding in waiting paper. §Louis Lamberti. Description of the fresco paintings executed by Mr. Cavaliere Andrea Appiani in the throne room of the Royal Palace of Milan. Milan, Royal Printing House, 1809. In 8°. Coeval binding in long grain green morocco, gold frame on the plates with fillet and geometric motifs, gold title on the spine, gilt edges.
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III work: First edition of the description of the paintings executed by the neoclassical painter Andrea Appiani (1754-1817) in the throne room of Palazzo Reale in Milan. For the occasion, these booklets were distributed among all those present, with the text in Italian and French, which received praise "worthy of the pictorial work", but also the ferocious criticism of Foscolo who was present. After the bombings of 1943 many of the frescoes were damaged or destroyed and it is for this reason that today this description appears to be a precious testimony. Cicognara 1269; Hoepli 1271; Predatori, p. 438.
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