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Descrizione delle Feste Celebrate in Parma l'anno MDCCLXIX per le auguste nozze di Sua Altezza Reale L'Infante Don Ferdinando colla Reale l'Archiduchessa Maria Amalia. Parma: [Bodoni at the] Stamperia Reale [1769].
2o (555 x 398 mm). Half-title, 4 section titles in Italian and French, parallel text in French (roman type) and Italian (italic type). Additional engraved title-page by G. Volpato after Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, title-page with engraved armorial vignette, 36 etchings (6 double-page) by Bossi, Patrini, Ravenet, Muzzi, Ant. Baratti, Tom. Baratti, Zuliani and Volpato after Petitot, 4 engraved headpieces, 19 tailpieces, and 8 engraved initials (one double-page plate with tear along fold, a few plates with minor marginal staining). Contemporary mottled sheep, gilt arms of Duke Ferdinand I on covers (rebacked, a few repairs to covers).
FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE FESTIVAL BOOK PRINTED BY BODONI the year after his appointment as head of the ducal printing shop and produced in celebration of the wedding of Ferdinand I (1751-1802), duke of Parma, to the archduchess Maria Amelia of Austria in 1769. The illustrations and text describe the various festivities, designed by the chief architect of the ducal court Ennemond Petitot, that marked the marriage, including tournaments, costume balls, fireworks, a pastoral play, and a Chinese fair. Particular attention is also given to those who attended and their attire. Giambattista Bodoni took over the Stamperia Reale in 1768, and this current work reflects his earlier style when he was still influenced by Pierre Simon Fournier. Brooks 6; Cicognara 1525.
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FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE FESTIVAL BOOK PRINTED BY BODONI the year after his appointment as head of the ducal printing shop and produced in celebration of the wedding of Ferdinand I (1751-1802), duke of Parma, to the archduchess Maria Amelia of Austria in 1769. The illustrations and text describe the various festivities, designed by the chief architect of the ducal court Ennemond Petitot, that marked the marriage, including tournaments, costume balls, fireworks, a pastoral play, and a Chinese fair. Particular attention is also given to those who attended and their attire. Giambattista Bodoni took over the Stamperia Reale in 1768, and this current work reflects his earlier style when he was still influenced by Pierre Simon Fournier. Brooks 6; Cicognara 1525.