Accession number
PML 76250
Creator
Busuttil, Salvatore.
Published
Roma : Presso l'Editore Deodato Minelli, [1839?]
Credit line
Gift of Paul Mellon, 1979.
Notes
Consists of 34 hand-colored etchings, heightened with gold, by Salvatore Busuttil (1798-1854) after his own designs. Many are dated 1838, a few 1837 and one "1838 nel 1839" and most are signed with initials.
Library's copy housed in beige cloth clamshell box.
Library's copy is not in panorama format.
Mellon no.: T 169.256.
Plate mark: 26.2 x 42.2 cm, or smaller; image: 25 x 41.5 cm, or smaller.
Plates preceded by guard tissues.
The images recording the procession are preceded by a plate with explanatory text about the history and significance of the procession in Italian and French.
Library's copy housed in beige cloth clamshell box.
Library's copy is not in panorama format.
Mellon no.: T 169.256.
Plate mark: 26.2 x 42.2 cm, or smaller; image: 25 x 41.5 cm, or smaller.
Plates preceded by guard tissues.
The images recording the procession are preceded by a plate with explanatory text about the history and significance of the procession in Italian and French.
Description
[1] leaf, [34] leaves of plates : all illustrations (hand-colored etchings) ; 39 x 54 cm
Provenance
From the collection of Paul Mellon (bookplate).
Binding
Brown marbled boards with title label mounted on front written in hand.
Classification
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