Author: Palloni, Gaetan0
Title: Elogio Di Michelang. Gianetti
Description: [Florence, Italy], 1797. Softcover. Tan stiffened paper wraps, 103 pp. 1 BW illus. as frontispiece, Text is in Italian. An elegy for Michelangelo Gianetti (1743-1796), whose legacy across the centuries is that he composed an elegy for British explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and delivered it before the Royal Academy of Florence. His elegy was published in 1785 by the same publisher as this book, which even includes 25 footnotes. Has a nice portrait engraving of Gianetti as the frontispiece. Extremely scarce. VG (Covers slightly soiled; only slight edge tanning and only a few instances of foxing; small horizontal tears on outer spine; if this paper covering is original, it could do with a nice rebinding, if desired.) .

Keywords: Biography / Autobiography ; Gianetti, Michelangiolo ; ;


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