Venaria reale : palazzo di piacere, e di caccia, ideato dall'Altezza Reale di Carlo Emanuel II, duca di Sauoia, re di Cipro &c. / disegnato, e descritto dal conte Amedeo di Castellamonte. L'anno 1672.

Author
Castellamonte, Amedeo di, conte, -1683 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
Italian
Published/​Created
In Torino : Per Bartolomeo Zapatta., 1674.
Description
[8], 99, [3] pages, 96 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, plans, portraits ; 28 cm (f.)

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Notes
  • Brunet, I, 1624. Cicognara: Catalogo, 3982. Schwerdt, I, 98.
  • Pagination includes engraved half title and engraved t.p.
  • Plates: frontispiece; plates numbered I-XXVII, 15 of which are double plates; 35 unnumbered plates, 19 of which are double plates.
  • Illustrations: 67 engravings by Giorgio Tasnière, comprising illustrated half-title, calligraphic t.p., plans and views of the palace and its surroundings, calligraphic half-title after p. 99, and many engravings after paintings, chiefly by Jan Miel, in the interior of the palace. Eleven of the latter are portraits of one or more noble personages. That of Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy, and her husband the elector of Bavaria is not among those listed by Schwerdt. Cicognara describes his copy as having 71 engravings.
Place name(s)
Italy Turin.
OCLC
44832851
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