Lot 1017
1017
Homage of the Commune of Parma to Bodoni, 1802, by L Manfredini, head of Bodoni left, signed below, rev. text in six lines within wreath, 53mm., 85.31g. (Blades 63; Br.253; J.1134 (bronze); TN.93/10), gently cleaned, almost extremely fine, scarce
Homage of the Commune of Parma to Bodoni, 1802, by L Manfredini, head of Bodoni left, signed below, rev. text in six lines within wreath, 53mm., 85.31g. (Blades 63; Br.253; J.1134 (bronze); TN.93/10), gently cleaned, almost extremely fine, scarce

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Homage of the Commune of Parma to Bodoni, 1802, by L Manfredini, head of Bodoni left, signed below, rev. text in six lines within wreath, 53mm., 85.31g. (Blades 63; Br.253; J.1134 (bronze); TN.93/10), gently cleaned, almost extremely fine, scarce

Lot Essay

Giambattista Bodonin (1740-1813), of the Royal Press of Parma, Chief Printer to His Catholic Majesty, was one of the most famous printers of his day. This medal, engraved upon the title page of the Medaglia Bodoniana (Crisopoli 1811), was struck by order of the Council of Magistrates of Parma as an expression of their gratitude for the world-wide renown obtained by Bonodi for the press of Parma. According to Medaglia Bodoniana, four examples were struck in gold, 200 in silver, and 250 in bronze.

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