Excudebat Florentiae : Cajetan. Cambiagi Regius Typographus, anno MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
[10], 256 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsQL785 .S65 1776Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engraved t.p.Author's name from dedication.Imprint from colophon.Errata: p. 256.Etched plates inked with multiple colors (i.e., à la poupée) in combinations of green, red, and blue. Chapter beginnings have historiated initials, intaglio engravings printed in blue, with letterpress.Title within ornamental border; historiated and floriated initials, head and tail pieces throughout.Signatures: engraved t.p., pi1 a-q⁸.National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, v. 555, p. 361Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres (5e éd.), V, column 427Includes bibliographical references.BAC: British Art Center copy has 11 full-page plates, including an armorial design and a medallion portrait of the author (signed: A Paris par F.M.). Inscribed: Luigi Albertolli, 1779 and Giaomo Rossi, 1780. Bound in cream paper boards, with edges sprinkled in red and blue.
Subject Terms:
Soldini, Francesco Maria -- Portraits. | Animal intelligence -- Early works to 1800. | Animal behavior -- Early works to 1800. | Evolution -- Early works to 1800. | Psychology, Comparative -- Early works to 1800. | Albertolli, Luigi -- Autograph, 1779. | Rossi, Giacomo -- Autograph, 1780. | Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1776. | Etching, Colored -- Specimens -- 1776.