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Negri, Cesare
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Negri, Cesare
- Le gratie d'amore. Milan: heirs of Pacifico da Ponte and Giovanni Battista Piccaglia, 1602
- Paper
first edition, folio (320 x 222mm.), engraved arms of Philip III on title-page, engraved portrait of Negri by Leone Pallavicino after Giovan Mauro della Rovere (known as "il Fiamminghino"), 58 full-page engraved illustrations (some repeated) by Pallavicino after della Rovere, typeset music and lute tablature, replacement printed text pasted to Q1v, contemporary semi-limp vellum, lacking Aa2 & Aa5 (replaced by duplicates of Aa1 and Aa6), title-page slightly soiled with erased inscription, small stain on C3, slight offsetting from engravings, light staining in quires H-I, small tear at foot of M4, Bb2 and Bb5 slightly browned, binding rubbed and soiled with a few tears to covers
Provenance
Santo Varni (1807-1885), Genovese sculptor, ink stamp at foot of title-page; 1263 (Inv. 1998); from the collection of André Meyer (1884-1974).
Literature
Magriel p.45; RISM N358; RISM Écrits p.611 (listing 13 copies); cf. Niles & Leslie p.379 & Cicognara 1725 (1604 edition)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Rare: The rare first edition of Negri's work on dance, subsequently reissued in 1604 with the title Nuove inventioni di balle. Negri (c.1535-c.1605) ran a successful dancing school in Milan and his treatise, with its elegant engravings of dancers in period costume, was one of the earliest to expound the steps of dances such as the pavan and galliard.
This copy does not have a replacement engraving pasted to R6, nor does it have a list of errata pasted to the final verso, which are recorded in some other copies.