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Ricciardetto di Niccolò Carteromaco
Engraved by: Francesco Zucchi (Italian, 1692–1764)
Engraved by: Giovanni Cattini (Italian, about 1715–about 1804)
Engraved by: Carlo Orsolini (Italian, 1710–1780)
Engraved by: Marco Alvise Pitteri (Italian (Venetian), 1702–1786)
After: Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini (Italian, 1707–1791)
Author: Niccolò Forteguerri (Italian, 1674–1735)
Printer: Francesco Pitteri (Italian, 18th century)
Engraved by: Giovanni Cattini (Italian, about 1715–about 1804)
Engraved by: Carlo Orsolini (Italian, 1710–1780)
Engraved by: Marco Alvise Pitteri (Italian (Venetian), 1702–1786)
After: Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini (Italian, 1707–1791)
Author: Niccolò Forteguerri (Italian, 1674–1735)
Printer: Francesco Pitteri (Italian, 18th century)
1738
Place of Publication: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous engravings
Dimensions
Overall (each volume): 28.7 x 21.2 x 3.8 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow
Accession Number57.623a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
[Venice] Francesco Pitteri, 1738
Catalogue Raisonné
Grässe, II, 57; Morazzoni, Libro illustrato veneziano del settecento, p. 220
Description("Parigi" [i.e., Venice]: Francesco Pitteri, 1738) Octavo, 2 vols.; [v. 1] 229 leaves, [v. 2] 207 leaves; contemporary gilt-stamped brown ("distressed") calf.
Frontispiece portrait of author; illustrative headpieces and decorative initials and tailpieces
Frontispiece portrait of author; illustrative headpieces and decorative initials and tailpieces
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, September 12, 1957.