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          • Saverio Manetti (1723-1784): Natural History of Birds: Fenicottero altrim Fiammingo
            Dec. 12, 2024

            Saverio Manetti (1723-1784): Natural History of Birds: Fenicottero altrim Fiammingo

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Engraving in black with hand-coloring on laid paper, unsigned. 13 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (plate), 26 5/8 x 22 1/2 in. (frame).

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          • Saverio Manetti (1723-1784): Natural History of Birds: Tucano de Brazile
            Dec. 12, 2024

            Saverio Manetti (1723-1784): Natural History of Birds: Tucano de Brazile

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Engraving in black with hand-coloring on laid paper, unsigned. 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (plate), 26 5/8 x 22 1/2 in. (frame).

            STAIR
          • 9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS
            Jul. 24, 2024

            9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $400 - $600

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1784, 9 hand colored engravings, includes Cigno Della China falbo plate no.DLVI, Anatra d:in Toscana Canone plate no.DLXXXXIII, Anatra salvatica d:in Toscana plate no. DLXXIV, Volpoca d: dagli Autori Tadorna, plate no.DLXXVI, Anatra d' Inverno Mafchio plate no. DLXXVII, Anatra d: in Toscana Marigiana Mafchio plate no DLXXXV, Anatra Marina maggiore plate no.DLXXXIX, Canone, Quattroccie plate no.DLXXXXIV, Anatra Cercedula maggiore plate no DLXXXXV

            Litchfield Auctions
          • MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1785). Lot of 19 plates from "Storia Naturale degli Uccelli". Florence: Vanni, 1767-1776.
            Jul. 17, 2024

            MANETTI, Saverio (1723-1785). Lot of 19 plates from "Storia Naturale degli Uccelli". Florence: Vanni, 1767-1776.

            Est: €800 - €1,200

            A beautiful collection of plates from Saverio Manetti's monumental ' Storia Naturale degli Uccelli' published between 1771-1776 in five volumes containing 600 hand-watercoloured plates. The author was an Italian physician and botanist known for his ornithological drawings. From 1749 to 1782 he was director of the Botanical Garden in Florence, and it was during his mandate that the work was commissioned by Maria Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. Linnaeus named the plant genus Manettia in his honour. Folio, (455 x 350 mm). 19 plates with contemporary hand-colouring, numbers: 319, 329, 372, 373, 375, 380, 392, 394, 397, 399, 407, 409, 412, 435, 440, 464, 468, 476, 477 (sporadic spotting, otherwise in good condition, one plate trimmed close and mounted on modern card). (1)

            Wannenes Art Auctions
          • 9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS
            Jun. 19, 2024

            9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $600 - $900

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1784, 9 hand colored engravings, includes Cigno Della China falbo plate no.DLVI, Anatra d:in Toscana Canone plate no.DLXXXXIII, Anatra salvatica d:in Toscana plate no. DLXXIV, Volpoca d: dagli Autori Tadorna, plate no.DLXXVI, Anatra d' Inverno Mafchio plate no. DLXXVII, Anatra d: in Toscana Marigiana Mafchio plate no DLXXXV, Anatra Marina maggiore plate no.DLXXXIX, Canone, Quattroccie plate no.DLXXXXIV, Anatra Cercedula maggiore plate no DLXXXXV

            Litchfield Auctions
          • 9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS
            Jun. 19, 2024

            9 SAVERIO MANETTI HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $600 - $900

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1784, 9 hand colored engravings, includes Mergo-Oca forse la femmina plate no. DX, Morgo-Oca cenerino di capo rofsiccio plate no. DXI, Mergo-Oca minore Femmina plate no. DXIV, Sterorario di coda lunga altrim plate no. DXXXIX, Mergo-Oca nero e bianco plate no. DXII, Anatra querquedulad: in Toscana plate DXCVII, Anatra querquedula minore, plate no. DXCVIII, Anatra d India plate no. DLXVIII, Anatrad India bianca plate no DLXIX

            Litchfield Auctions
          • SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784), TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'
            Apr. 24, 2024

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784), TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784) TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS' Hand-coloured engravings Florence, 1776 Each plate: 35 x 27cm (13¾ x 10½ in.) (36) Provenance:Sale, Pandolfini Casa D'aste, Florence, Old Master and Modern Prints and Drawings - Old and Rare Books, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca, 22 November 2016, lot 29 (14 in the lot)

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          • SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784), TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'
            Apr. 24, 2024

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784), TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784) TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS' Hand-coloured engravings Florence, 1776 Each plate: 35 x 27cm (13¾ x 10½ in.) (36) Provenance: Sale, Pandolfini Casa D'aste, Florence, Old Master and Modern Prints and Drawings - Old and Rare Books, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca , 22 November 2016, lot 29 (14 in the lot)

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784)TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'
            Apr. 24, 2024

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784)TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            SAVERIO MANETTI (ITALIAN 1723 - 1784)TWELVE BIRDS FROM 'A NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS'Hand-coloured engravingsFlorence, 1776Each plate: 35 x 27cm (13¾ x 10½ in.) (36)Provenance:Sale, Pandolfini Casa D'aste, Florence, Old Master and Modern Prints and Drawings - Old and Rare Books, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca ,22 November 2016, lot 29 (14 in the lot)

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • Saverio Manetti "Ornithological table" coloured etching (342x275 mm.)...
            Mar. 28, 2024

            Saverio Manetti "Ornithological table" coloured etching (342x275 mm.)...

            Est: €110 - €120

            (Firenze 1723 - 1785) "Ornithological table" coloured etching (342x275 mm.) IT "Tavola ornitologica" acquaforte colorata (mm 342x275)

            Il Ponte Auction House
          • Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1784)
            Feb. 20, 2024

            Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1784)

            Est: $100 - $200

            Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1784), "Falco Moro", c. 1776, hand-colored etching with engraving, from Storia Naturale degli Uccell", published by Guiseppi Vanni, Florence, sheet 18 1/2 in. x 14 in.; together with Jean-Gabriel Pretre (Swiss, 1768-1849), "La Chouette Nebuleuse" and "L'Aigle Mouchete", c. 1830, 2 hand-colored engravings, sheets 23 1/2 in. x 17 in., framed alike, one without glass, each overall 25 1/4 in. x 19 1/4 in. x 1 in. (3 pcs.) Condition: Overall fair to poor condition.

            Neal Auction Company
          • Natural Sciences - Botany - Manetti, Saverio - Viridarium Florentinum sive Conspectus plantarum quae floruerunt, & semina dederunt hoc anno 1750
            Dec. 15, 2023

            Natural Sciences - Botany - Manetti, Saverio - Viridarium Florentinum sive Conspectus plantarum quae floruerunt, & semina dederunt hoc anno 1750

            Est: €500 - €700

            Florence, Bernardo Paperini, 1751. In-8°, (8cc), 109pp, 1 errata, Title page in red and black, coeval parchment binding, gold title on the spine, slight defects. Signature on the flyleaf

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          • Agriculture - Bread - Gastronomy - Manetti, Saverio - Different species of wheat and bread as well as bread making
            Dec. 15, 2023

            Agriculture - Bread - Gastronomy - Manetti, Saverio - Different species of wheat and bread as well as bread making

            Est: €400 - €600

            Florence, Moücke, 1765. In-4th. Extensive watermark, coeval hardback binding, handwritten title on the spine, missing on the front plate, worn.

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          • SAVERIO MANETTI - 13 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS
            Oct. 10, 2023

            SAVERIO MANETTI - 13 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1777, 10 Hand Colored Engravings, plates engraved by Lorenzi and Violante Vanni enhanced with gouache and watercolour. from Storia naturale degli uccelli.Orinthologica Methodice Digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminatis ornata, in five volumes 1767-1776. Engravings include Gabbiano Reale, o sia Marino Pescatore no. DXXXIII, Gallinella Paluftre piccola no. CDLXXXII, Gallinella acquatica volg:Sutro no. CDLXXXIV, Pollo Sultano no. CDLXXXV, Pollo Sultano volg: Cimandorlo no.CDLXXXVI, Merla acquatica di petto ceruleo scuro no. CDLXXXXI, Fetonte, altrimenti Uccello dei Tropici no. DXVI, Gabbiano d:Lafferano cenerino no.DXXX, Gabbiano volg: Guairo no. DXXXV, Fraticella d:dall Aldovorando Pica Marina no. DLI, Cigno della China vario no. DLVII, Oca comune no. DLVIII

            Litchfield Auctions
          • SAVERIO MANETTI - 13 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS
            Oct. 10, 2023

            SAVERIO MANETTI - 13 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1777, 10 Hand Colored Engravings, plates engraved by Lorenzi and Violante Vanni enhanced with gouache and watercolour. from Storia naturale degli uccelli.Orinthologica Methodice Digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminatis ornata, in five volumes 1767-1776. Engravings include Oca Settentronale no. DLXIII, Marangone affatto nereggiante no. DII, Cigno Reale no. DLIII, Cigno Salvatico no.DLIV, Oca Salvatica no.DLXI, Colimbo minore volg:Tuffetto no.DXVII, Colimbo giovane dell antidetta specie no. DXXXIII, FFolaga maggiore no. DXXIV, Gabbiano Corallino cenerino no.DXXVI, Gabbiano d:volg: Moretta no. DXXVII, Rigcopsalia d:dai Francesi Becco a Forbice no. DXXXXVIII, Gabbiano d:volg: Moretta no. DXXVIII, Sterna maggiore no. DXXX

            Litchfield Auctions
          • SAVERIO MANETTI - 10 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS
            Jun. 20, 2023

            SAVERIO MANETTI - 10 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1777, 10 Hand Colored Engravings, plates engraved by Lorenzi and Violante Vanni enhanced with gouache and watercolour. from Storia naturale degli uccelli.Orinthologica Methodice Digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminatis ornata, in five volumes 1767-1776, all bear same watermark. Engravings include Merla acquatica, o acquajola comune. no. CDLXXXX, Fenicottero altrim Fiammingo. no. CDLXXXXVI, Anatra salvatica da:Germano forastiero. no. DLXXI, Filchione col ciuffo. no. DLXXXVII, Marangone di becco, e piedi gialli., no.DIII, Gabbiano d: Tafferano mezzo o moro. no. DXXXII, Cigno della China bianco. no. DLV, Colimbo minore, volg:Suafso Turco. no. DXX, Colimbo crestato maggiore, femmina. no. DXXII, Procellaria, o sia Ucello di tempefta. no. DXXXVIII

            Litchfield Auctions
          • SAVERIO MANETTI - 10 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS
            Jun. 20, 2023

            SAVERIO MANETTI - 10 ORNITHOLOGIA ENGRAVINGS

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Saverio Manetti, Italian, 1723-1777, 10 Hand Colored Engravings, plates engraved by Lorenzi and Violante Vanni enhanced with gouache and watercolour. from Storia naturale degli uccelli.Orinthologica Methodice Digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminatis ornata, in five volumes 1767-1776, all bear same watermark. Engravings include Diomedea,o Stenisco brizzolato no. CDLXXXXVIII, Gallinella Paluftre comune no. CDLXXXI, Marangone, o sia Corvo Aquatico no. DI, Mergo maggiore, volg: Smergo no.DV, Mergo-Oca di lungo becco col ciuffo no. DIX, Mergo-Oca, detto anche Oca Marina no.DVIII, Sterna d:a in Toscana Petto-bianco. no. DXXXXVI, Sterna cenerina di tefta nera. no DXXXXIII, Sterna mezzana di becco, piedi e occipite di color nero. no DXXXXV, Sterna minore. no. DXXXXI

            Litchfield Auctions
          • Saverio Manetti, Tre tavole ornitologiche. 1767-1776.
            May. 23, 2023

            Saverio Manetti, Tre tavole ornitologiche. 1767-1776.

            Est: €180 - €360

            Saverio Manetti, Tre tavole ornitologiche. 1767-1776. Acquaforte in coloritura. mm 345x272. Foglio: mm 370/384x294/308. Da Ornithologia methodice digesta atque iconibus aeneis ad vivum illuminata ornata (latine et italice a Xav. Manetti Laurentio Lorenzi et Violante Vanni). Florentiae, 1767-1776. In alto didascalia descrittiva delle immagini e numero progressivo. Tavola CC, Cerzia dell'Isole Filippine porporina / in basso dedica a Giuseppe Sonsis medico cremonese, Tav. CCLXVI, Otarda o Starda d'Arabia, Tav. CDLV, Sagginella maggiore. Bellissime impressioni in coloritura fresca su carta vergellata pesante con filigrana "stemma con lettere FG/GL" visibile su due fogli. (3)

            Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
          • Saverio Manetti | Storia naturale degli uccelli, Florence, 1767-1776, 5 vols, fine contemporary calf gilt
            Nov. 29, 2022

            Saverio Manetti | Storia naturale degli uccelli, Florence, 1767-1776, 5 vols, fine contemporary calf gilt

            Est: £60,000 - £80,000

            Saverio Manetti Storia naturale degli uccelli. Florence: in aedibus Mouckianis, 1767-1776 5 volumes, folio (450 x 355mm.), all volumes: plain engraved additional titles, title-page vignettes, head- and tail-pieces; volume 1: engraved author portrait; volumes 4 and 5: engraved allegorical frontispieces; 600 hand-coloured engraved plates, fine contemporary calf gilt, spines with raised bands in eight compartments, morocco labels to second and third compartments, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, volume 3, plate 41 with repaired tear at verso, some dampstaining at margins, some worming to tails of spines "Storia naturale degli uccelli... was one of the finest bird books issued to that date and one of the most sumptuous publications of the Eighteenth century in Italy" (Christine Jackson, Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World). "Impressive, too, was... Manetti's Ornithologia methodice digesta, the flamboyant forerunner of the splendid ornithological folios which were to appear in the nineteenth century. The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767 and completed ten years later, it was larger, better engraved and more vividly colored than any previous book on birds" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History, p. 70). Saverio Manetti (1723-1785) was an Italian physician and botanist known for his ornithological drawings. From 1749 to 1782 he was the supervisor of the Orto Botanico di Firenze in Florence, and it was during his tenure there that the present monumental work was published. The book was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand duchess of Tuscany. Carl Linnaeus named the plant genus Manettia after him. LITERATURE: Fine Bird Books, p. 10; McGill/Wood, p. 450; Nissen IVB 558 PROVENANCE: Edward Davenport, armorial bookplates Bid on Sotheby's

            Sotheby's
          • 26 Vogeldarstellungen
            Nov. 25, 2022

            26 Vogeldarstellungen

            Est: CHF280 - CHF350

            Saverio Manetti (1723-1785), Lorenzo Lorenzi und Violanti Vanni (1732-1776). Kolorierte Vogeldarstellungen aus "Ornithologia methodice digesta or Storia naturale degli uccelli". Ausrufdatum: 25.11.2022 Ungefähre Ausrufzeit: 09:17 MEZ

            Auktionshaus Zofingen
          • Saverio Manetti (1723-1785): Tucano Mangiapepe
            Oct. 27, 2022

            Saverio Manetti (1723-1785): Tucano Mangiapepe

            Est: $700 - $900

            Engraving with hand-coloring on laid paper, with label from W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, PA. 18 x 14 in. (sheet), 25 x 22 in. (frame). Property from an Apartment Decorated by Lady Vivian Greenock, Colefax & Fowler

            STAIR
          • MANETTI, SAVERIO (1723 BROZZI - 1785 BROZZI). ORNITHOLOGISCHE ILLUSTRATION EINES BLÄSSHUHNES.
            Oct. 27, 2022

            MANETTI, SAVERIO (1723 BROZZI - 1785 BROZZI). ORNITHOLOGISCHE ILLUSTRATION EINES BLÄSSHUHNES.

            Est: -

            MANETTI, Saverio(1723 Brozzi - 1785 Brozzi) Ornithologische Illustration eines Blässhuhnes Aquarellierter Kupferstich. Platte: 34,5 x 27 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas : 55,5 x 47,5 cm. Platte DXXIV - "Folaga maggiore", "Fulica major"; aus “Storia Naturale degli Uccelli” (Naturgeschichte der Vögel), 1767 - 1776. Etwas stockfleckig. Italienischer Arzt, Ornithologe und Botaniker. MANETTI, Saverio(1723 Brozzi - 1785 Brozzi) Ornithological illustration of a coot Aquare copperplate engraving. Plate: 34.5 x 27 cm. Framed & behind glass : 55.5 x 47.5 cm. Plate DXXIV - "Folaga maggiore", "Fulica major"; from "Storia Naturale degli Uccelli" (Natural History of Birds), 1767 - 1776. Somewhat foxing. Italian physician, ornithologist and botanist. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

            Auktionshaus Wendl
          • Manetti - Cockatoo. 118
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Cockatoo. 118

            Est: $1,000 - $2,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Cockatoo. 117
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Cockatoo. 117

            Est: $1,000 - $2,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Cockatoo. 119
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Cockatoo. 119

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

            Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
          • Manetti - Fork-tailed Hummingbird. 406
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Fork-tailed Hummingbird. 406

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

            Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
          • Manetti - Topaz Hummingbird. 405
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Topaz Hummingbird. 405

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Eagle. 7
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Eagle. 7

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Eagle. 6
            Oct. 01, 2022

            Manetti - Eagle. 6

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Crane. 415
            Sep. 24, 2022

            Manetti - Crane. 415

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Crane. 416
            Sep. 24, 2022

            Manetti - Crane. 416

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Duck. 578
            Sep. 24, 2022

            Manetti - Duck. 578

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Shelduck. 576
            Sep. 24, 2022

            Manetti - Shelduck. 576

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Penguin. 600
            Sep. 24, 2022

            Manetti - Penguin. 600

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 216
            Sep. 17, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 216

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 210
            Sep. 17, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 210

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - 4 Folio Peacock Engravings
            Sep. 17, 2022

            Manetti - 4 Folio Peacock Engravings

            Est: $2,000 - $4,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - African Grey Parrot. 112
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Manetti - African Grey Parrot. 112

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Parrot. 115
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Manetti - Parrot. 115

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Parrot. 110
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Manetti - Parrot. 110

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Parrot. 101
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Manetti - Parrot. 101

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti, Saverio
            Sep. 10, 2022

            Manetti, Saverio

            Est: -

            Manetti, Saverio 1723 Brozzi - 1784 ibid. Vultur Leporarius, Florence 1776. Top left Avoltoio nero, o Lepraiolo = Lat: Vultur Leporarius. Upper right IX. Below Antonio Franchi Medico del Collegio Fiorent: e Socio Bottanico. Coloured copper engraving. With centrefold. Framed behind glass. Size c 35,5 x 30 cm, frame c 56,5 x 45 cm. Small spot at the upper right edge of the image.

            Auktionshaus Sieglin GmbH
          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 209
            Sep. 03, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 209

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 208
            Sep. 03, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 208

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 215
            Sep. 03, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 215

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 211
            Sep. 03, 2022

            Manetti - Rooster or Chicken. 211

            Est: $500 - $1,000

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Falcon. 49
            Aug. 27, 2022

            Manetti - Falcon. 49

            Est: $400 - $800

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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          • Manetti - Falcon. 50
            Aug. 27, 2022

            Manetti - Falcon. 50

            Est: $400 - $800

            This originally hand-colored engraving is from Saverio Manetti's work Storia naturale degli Uccelli or A Natural History of Birds. The prints were drawn and etched by Violante Vanni and Lorenzo Lorenzi with the text penned by Saverio Manetti. The work was published in Florence, Italy between 1767 and 1776 by F. Mouck, C. Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Storia naturale degli Uccelli was 'larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous book on birds', notable for its lively posturing of the specimens which seem to reflect 'the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society' (Dance). It is "one of the half-dozen or so Great Bird Books in the collector's sense" (Fine Bird Books). Dance p.70; Nissen IVB 588; Wood p.450; Fine Bird Books p.10; Zimmer I, 241. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type. Manetti drew his work predominantly from real specimens. The work was one of the largest ornithology undertakings to that point in time. This beautiful plate comes from Storia naturale degli uccelli, of which Peter Dance writes "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767, and [based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini], it was completed ten years later. It was larger, better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds, but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting, parading, posturing, and occasionally flying....are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them, and not without reason, for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy, the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books, if only for its magnificent comicality" (S. Peter Dance, The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London: 1978)

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