Vol. I: 126, [2] p., 59 pl. (Nine plates are dble. - nos.1, 16, 22, 37-39, 44, 56, 59). - Vol. II: 308 p., [2] pl.
Contents
Vol. I: [T.p., dedic.] - [Text] - Indice dei capi ... Indice dei disegni intagliati ... - Indice dei nomi degli Artefici ricordati ... - Avvertenza - [Plates]. - Vol. II: [T.p.] - [Text] - Indice Dei Documenti Riferiti ... - Indice Dei Nomi Degli Artefici Ricordati ... ; [colophon] - [Plates].
Responsibility Note
All plates in Volume I are signed as drawn by D'Arco. A few are also signed as engraved by A. Ogheri, Penuti or C. Strobl. Most carry the imprint of the lithographic printer Penuti of Verona; a few, that of Redaelli of Milan.
The printer is named in the colophon of Vol. II: 'Tip. Benvenuti.'
The work is dedicated 'Ai Miei Concittadini'.
References
P. Carpeggiani and I. Pigliari, Mantova: materiali per la storia urbana dalle origini all'ottocento (1983).
Summary Note
The fifty-nine plates in Volume I are outline drawings showing works of art and some buildings. The two in Volume II show artists' signatures.
Binding Note
19th-century half green morocco, marbled-papered boards; gilt-decorated spine lettered 'Carlo D'Arco - Delle Arti E Degli Artefici Di Mantova' and 'R.A.'
Subject
Painters - Sculptors - Architects - Artists - Arts - Painting - Sculpture - Architecture - Italy - Lombardy - Mantua - History
Art history - Biography - Italy - 19th century
Pictorial works - Italy - 19th century