Histoire Du Theatre Italien depuis la decadence de la Comedie Latine; avec un Catalogue des Tragedies et Comedies Italiennes imprimées depuis l'an 1500, jusqu'à l'an 1660, Et une Dissertation sur la Tragedie Moderne, par Loüis Riccoboni

Luigi Riccoboni

RA Collection: Book

Record number

06/2029

Author

Imprint

(A Paris,: De l'Imprimerie de Pierre Delormel, ruë du Foin, à sainte Geneviéve,, 1728.)

Physical Description

[20], 319, [1] p., t.pl., [18] pl. (one fold.); 216 mm. (Octavo.)

General Note

The plates are unnumbered; but pl. [18] is engraved top right 'Pag. 116'.

Contents

[T.pl., dedic.] - Au Lecteur - A Monsieur de **** - Approbation; Privilege Du Roy - [Text of 'Histoire' with 17 pl.] - [Text of 'Catalogue', with 1 fold. pl.] - Table Alphabetique Des Poetes Tragiques (Poetes Comiques) (Tragedies) (Comedies) - [Divisional t.p., 'Dissertation Sur La Tragedie Moderne'] - Au Lecteur - [Dedic. 'A Monsieur L'Abbé ***] - [Text of 'Dissertation']; [colophon].

Responsibility Note

The title-plate is signed as designed by Micheaux, engraved by Joullain and scripted by L. Borde. Plates [1-17] are signed as engraved by Joullain; according to Grove these are 'after Coypel'. Pl. [18] is unsigned. Head- and tail-pieces and decorated initials are unsigned.

The work is dedicated by Luigi Riccoboni detto Lelio to Carolina Regina Della Gran Bretagna, Eletrice Di Bronsvich, Lunebourg, &c.

Summary Note

The colophon carries the date of 1728; the Approbation and Privilège, that of 1727.

The plates are captioned and show: [1, 2.] 'Habit D'Arlequin Ancien' ('Moderne'); [3, 4.] 'Habit de Pentalon (Pantalon) Ancien' ('Moderne'); [5, 6.] 'Habit De Docteur Ancien' ('Moderne'); [7] 'Habit De Beltrame De Milan'; [8] 'Habit De Scapin'; [9] 'Habit De Capitan Italien'; [10] 'Habit De Capitan Espagnol'; [11] 'Habit De Scaramouche Napolitain'; [12] 'Habit De Giangurgolo Calabrois'; [13] 'Habit De`Mezzetin'; [14] 'Habit De Tartaglia'; [15] 'Habit De Polichinel Napolitain'; [16] 'Habit De Narcisin De Malalbergo'; [17] 'Habit De Pierrot'; [18] 'Dessein fait al imitation du Theatre Olimpique de Palladio dans la Ville de Vicenze'.

Reproductions

A photographic reprint was published in 1969 (Bologna: Forni).

Copy Note

A preliminary leaf is inscribed in pencil, 'gravures par Joulain d'après Watteau'. Plate [1] is inscribed in ink 'Pag. 48'; plates [2-17] are inscribed in ink '2'-'17'.

Binding Note

18th-century morocco; red morocco spine-label lettered 'Theatre Italien', spine lettered 'R.A.' and '1728'.

Subject

Italian drama - Theater (discipline) - Commedia dell'arte - Costume - Dress - History
Treatises - Catalogues - Bibliography - France - 18th century
Pictorial works - France - 18th century

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