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100 1 # $a Cellini, Benvenuto
245 1 0 $a Vita Di Benvenuto Cellini Orefice E Scultore Fiorentino, Da Lui Medesimo Scritta, $b Nella quale molte curiose particolarita si toccano appartenenti alle Arti ed all'Istoria del suo tempo, tratta da un'ottimo manoscritto, e Dedicata All'Eccellenza Di Mylord Riccardo Boyle Conte di Burlington, e Cork, Visconte di Dungarvon, barone di Clifford, e di Lansborough, Baron Boyle di Brog Hill, Lord Tesoriere d'Irlanda, Lord Luogotenente di Westriding in Yorkshire, siccome della Città di York, e Cavaliere della Giarrettiera.
260 # # $a In Colonia $b Per Pietro Martello. $c [1728].
300 # # $a [16], 318 p.; $c 259 mm. (Quarto.)
500 # # $a Some copies have a portrait bound in.

The number of unnumbered preliminary pages varies in different copies (recorded by cataloguers as 8, 14 or 16 pages).
505 0 # $a [T.p.; dedic.] - Lo Stampatore A I Lettori - Sonetto Di Benvenuto Cellini - Tavola Delle persone nominate in questo Libro, e delle cose più notabili - [Text] - In un libro degli eredi di Benvenuto Cellini ... [note].
508 # # $a The dedication to Lord Burlington is signed by 'Seb: Artopolita' - whom Tassi identifies as Antonio C. Cocchi, a friend of Burlington, who visited Britain in 1723-6.
510 4 # $a Cellini's work is described in J. Pope-Hennessy, Cellini (1985); that of Lord Burlington in T.C. Barnard and J. Clark, ed., Lord Burlington: architecture, art and life (1995); J. Carré, Lord Burlington (1694-1753), le connaisseur, le mécène, l'architecte (1993); Lord Burlington and his circle, ed. R. White (1982).
520 # # $a This is the first edition of Cellini's autobiography. It carries no publication-date; but F. Tassi in his 1829 edition states that it was published in 1728, and, though published at 'Colonia', was printed at Naples.

An English translation of Cocchi's edition by Thomas Nugent was published in 1771.
533 # # $a A critical edition by O. Bacci, was published at Florence in 1901; an edition with bibliography and indices was published in 1996 at Parma by Fondazione Pietro Bembo (ISBN 8877469005).
561 # # $a The title page is inscribed in ink, in an unidentified hand, 'Given by A. Carlini R.A.' A presentation by A. Carlini before 15 June 1769 is recorded in RAA CM I, 28.
562 # # $a The portrait is not present in this copy.
563 # # $a 18th-century mottled calf, with royal arms of Britain and 'R.A.' gilt-stamped on upper cover; rebacked, with gilt-tooled spine and red morocco spine-label.
600 1 4 $a Cellini, Benvenuto $d 1500-1571
653 # # $a Goldsmiths, Italian - Sculptors, Italian - Medalists, Italian - Artists - Italy - Rome - Florence - France - History - 16th century - Mannerism
655 # 0 $a Biography - Memoirs - Italy - 16th century
655 # 0 $a Armorial bindings - Great Britain - 18th century
700 1 # $a Boyle, Richard $d 1694-1753 $e dedicatee
700 1 # $a Carlini, Agostino $d ca.1718-1790 $e previous owner $e donor
700 1 # $a Cocchi, Antonio Celestino $d 1695-1758 $e editor
700 1 # $a Martello, Pietro $e publisher
852 8 # $d 1802: E-3-07; 1821: E-3-07