Le Citta Venete Di Terraferma nelle vedute del Settecento

Milan: Il Polifilo, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Orig. brown morocco and spine and thick brown boards. Teg. Fine in fine matching slipcase.. 184 pages. Folio, 36 x 26 cm. Four page Abstract in English. 23 double-page or fold-out plates depicting views and plans of towns and cities in 18th century Italy of which, it appears that Verona held more allure for the foreign traveller than the other two cities of central Veneto, Padua and Vicenza. A series of contemporary engravings presents the architecture of the Venetian Republic, their distinctive system of arcaded thoroughfares, and articulated system of public spaces. Printed on high quality paper by Stamperia Valdonega of Verona. (Inventory #: 19182)