Lot 482: BIBIENA, Ferdinando Galli da (1657-1743). L'Architettura civile preparata sú la geometria, e

BIBIENA, Ferdinando Galli da (1657-1743). L'Architettura civile preparata sú la geometria, e ridotta alle prospettive. Parma: Paolo Monti, 1711. 2° (418 x 285mm). Engraved portrait of Bibiena, 72 engraved plates, errata leaf at end (some soiling, occasional staining, a few small tears). Contemporary vellum (minor restoration, soiled and slightly worn). Provenance: architectural notes in a contemporary Italian hand in the text and on a rear endpaper.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of the most influential book on stage design of the 18th-century written by the most important member of the great Italian architectural family of Galli da Bibiena, whose theatre designs and decorations in full baroque style dominated European court stage design for over half a century. The five parts of this work deal with geometry, civil architecture in general, perspective, painting, theatrical scenes and the mechanics of lifting and moving objects. Brunet I, 848; Fowler 115.

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