Opera..Triumphi, Soneti, & Canzone..
Francesco Petrarca (Italian, Arezzo, Tuscany 1304–1374 Arquà)
[Page in Opera, quae Quidem extant, omnia; with mathematical diagram k...
Illus. and text in: Opera, quae quidem extant / Archimedes. Basileae : I. Heruagius, 1544. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 256.
[Title page of Opera quae ad nos extant omnia, with Froben family devi...
Title page in: Opera quae ad nos extant omnia / Hippocrates. Basileae : [Per H. Forbenium et N. Episcopi]. 1546. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... more
Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami
Designed by Giovanni Antonio Bindoni, published by Giovanni & Marchio Sessa, Venie, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century.Title page with printer's mark, 21 pages of designs, last page contains floral d... more
Le Pompe: Opera Nova
Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa, Venice. First edtion of the first pattern book for bobbin lace.Matio Pagano's mark on title page, 30 pages of designs. Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa , Venice
Opera di M. Bartolomeo Scappi, cuoco secreto di Papa Pio V
Written by Bartolomeo Scappi (Italian, active 16th century)
[Kitchen scene from Bartolomeo Scappi's Opera]
Illus. in: Opera di m. Bartolomeo Scappi. Con il discorso funerale che fu fatto nelle essequie di papa Paulo III. [Venetia : M. Tramezzino, 1574?]. Reference copy may be in LOT 4638. This record contains unveri... more
Il ballarino di M. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta, diuiso in due trattat...
This manual is one of the most important documents detailing late-Renaissance Italian court dance. Dancing master Fabritio Caroso (died 1605) describes fifty-four steps, provides rules for style and etiquette, ... more