BARON D'HOLBACH (Paul Thiry)
La contagion sacrée ou histoire naturelle de la superstition - 2 volumes - Édition originale
Édition originale de cet ouvrage faussement traduit de l'anglais par Paul Thiry, baron d'Holbach.L'ouvrage fut brulé en 1770 en même temps que son système de la nature.Londres - 1768. - 169 pp et 184 pp.Reliure pleine basane racinée de l'époque. Dos lisse orné avec pièces de titre et de tomaison rouges et vertes. Mouillures sur la première et la dernière page, et la page de titre du T2. Fentes aux mors. Coiffes usées. Pas de rousseur sur les autres pages. Bon état. Format in-12° (16x10).
Bookseller reference : 19774
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Baroni Christophe
Le sexe fort serait-il, inconsciemment, le sexe faible ?
Lynx Broché 1973 In-12 (18.5x13 cm), dos broché, 125 pages, envoi de l'auteur ; pliures au dos, par ailleurs bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : qa582
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BARDY Benjamin
Les Légendes du Gévaudan
Mende chez l'auteur 1958 Un fascicule in-8, agrafé, 48pp. Illustrations en noir.
Bookseller reference : 015448
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BAR (Henry).
Les Pierres Levées, portes de la vie.
Julliard, 1973, in-8°, 317 pp, 22 illustrations dans le texte, 16 pl. hors texte, 2 cartes, notes et biblio, cart. éditeur, jaquette illustrée, bon état
Bookseller reference : 120124
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Barthélemy, J. J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce. Atlas.
Paris, Chez Lebigre Frères 1833, 210x270mm, demi-basane de l’époque, titre et ornementations dorés, plats papier marbré. Format oblong “à l’italienne”, bon état.
Bookseller reference : 65616
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BARTHELEMY, J.-J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l’ère vulgaire. Tome premier et tome second.
Paris, Lavigne 1843, 180x120mm, 536 + 543pages, reliure demi-chagrin. Titre, ornementations, filets et tomaison dorés au dos à nerfs. Plats percaline. Reliures d’époque. Rousseurs. Annotations manuscrites anciennes sur les pages de gardes inférieures des deux volumes.
Bookseller reference : 92025
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BARTHELEMY, J.-J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du IVe siècle avant l’ère vulgaire. Tome premier et tome second. complets.
Paris, Didier 1843, 180x120mm, XVI - 624 + 664pages, reliure demi-basane. Titre, ornementations et tomaison dorés au dos. Plats papier marbré. Rousseurs, surtout au début et en fin de volume. Reliures d’époque.
Bookseller reference : 92026
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BARTHELEMY, J.-J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du IVe siècle avant l’ère vulgaire. Tome premier et tome second. complets.
Paris, Didier 1843, 180x120mm, XVI - 624 + 664pages, reliure demi-chagrin. Auteur, titre,tomaison et filets dorés au dos, tranches dorées. Bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 93918
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BARTHELEMY, J.-J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du IVe siècle avant l’ère vulgaire. 3 Volumes complets.
Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette 1868, 180x110mm, 464 + 471 + 440pages, reliure d'éditeur. percaline, titre, tomaison et ornementations dorés au dos, plats avec encadrements à froid, quelques rousseurs.
Bookseller reference : 94150
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BARTHELEMY, J.-J.
Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du IVe siècle avant l’ère vulgaire. Par J. J. Barthélemy. 7 Volumes complets.
Paris, Chez Mme Veuve Dabo 1824, 168x100mm, demi-percaline. Titre et tomaison dorés au dos, dorure passée. Bon état.
Bookseller reference : 94327
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BARACCONI GIUSEPPE
VENERE
Edizione: Prima edizione . Pagine: 388 . Illustrazioni: 49 tavole fuori testo . Formato: 8° . Rilegatura: Cartonato verde scuro con dorso in tela e scritta argento . Stato: Buono . Caratteristiche: Copertina muta.Goraalle ultime pagine. .
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Baracconi Giuseppe
Venere.
(Mitologia - Dea Venere - Venus) In 8°, solida legatura posteriore in pieno cartone bordeaux con effetto marmorizzato, al dorso titolo e filetti impressi in oro, conservata la brossura editoriale, pp. 386,(2), con numerose tavole in bianco e nero protette da veline fuori testo. Alcune tracce di ossidazione sulle veline, peraltro esemplare fresco e ben conservato.
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Barash Asher
A Golden Treasury of Jewish Tales
Massada LTD Ramat-Gan 1978. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket HechtKopf H illustrator. 4to 7½" x 10½". 168 pp. Translated from the Hebrew by Murray Roston and compiled by the author in the first English edition. Jewish folklore provides a rich and colorful source of stories. Its main difference from the folklore of other lands is that here each story aims at teaching a moral lesson and illuminates a teaching of the Torah. In this book Asher Barash has collected forty such tales from rabbinic sources retold in his own delightful fashion. Ornate sepia-wash drawings accompany each story. Top of spine has small tear. Text clean and intact with no markings. Binding and pages strong. There is dedication on the first front page. Overall good condition. Massada LTD hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio35
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Barbara C. Sproul
Primal Myths: Creation Myths Around the World
HarperOne 1979. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. Very-good condition soft cover. Remainder mark on bottom. No clippings. Covers are clean show light wear - no tears. No writing or tears inside book. Tight spine clean pages. Pages show tanning. . HarperOne Paperback
Bookseller reference : 068927 ISBN : 0060675012 9780060675011
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Barber Richard Edited and Introduced By
British Myths and Legends Folio Society Three-Volume Set
London: The Folio Society 2005. Featuring Marvels and Magic; Heroes and Saints; History and Romance. Clean bright copies which appear unread. Housed in their own slipcase which has some surface scratches and scuff marks. . Pages run through to number 708 including an index of places. Prompt dispatch. 068387. Seventh Printing. Hard Back. Very Good. Illus. by Lord John Vernon. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Folio Society Paperback
Bookseller reference : 068387
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Barber Richard W
King Arthur: Hero and Legend
Boydell & Brewer Inc 2004 Trade Paperback. Very Good. Boydell & Brewer Inc paperback
Bookseller reference : 326802 ISBN : 0851152546 9780851152547
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Barber, Richard
Der Heilige Gral : Geschichte und Mythos. Aus dem Engl. von Harald Ehrhardt
Düsseldorf : Artemis und Winkler 2004. 416 S. : Ill. ; 22 cm, mit Schutzumschlag Pp., gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband, Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
Bookseller reference : 42479
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Barber, Richard (selected by)
Arthurian Legends : An Illustrated Anthology
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with creasing to upper and lower edges. 224pp. This book is a celebration of the 'unreal' Arthur, of his explots in literature, of his far-famed knights and their ladies, of all the high trappings of romance from its beginnings to the present day.
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Barber, Richard W.
King Arthur: Hero and Legend
A Very Good paperback with lightly rubbed covers. Clean, tight, unmarked. .
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BARBIERI MONICA
MITI DEGLI DEI, LEGGENDE DEI POPOLI, IMPRESE DEGLI EROI
PP. 142, CM. 29X23, CART., ILL.
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Barchers Suzanne I.
Wise Women: Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World
Santa Barbara California U.S.A.: Libraries Unltd Inc 1990. Book. Illus. by Mullineaux Leann. Fine. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. 324 pages. Illustrated. NO writing marks or tears inside book. Tight spine clean pages. Strong women who prevail and triumph using their intelligence courage or resourcefulness are celebrated in this gathering of stories for all ages. It features legends folklore and fairy tales from such far-flung places as the Punjab Africa China Japan the Middle East and Europe and from places close at hand-Hawaii New England and the Ozarks. Some of the tales are reprinted from their original telling others are completely retold. All are excellent for read-alouds story time or reading programs. Also of interest to students of literature storytelling or women's studies. Libraries Unltd Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 051796 ISBN : 1563085925 9781563085925
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Bardenhewer, Otto u.a. (Hrsg.)
Des heiligen Kirchenlehrers Johannes Chrysostomus, Erzbischofs von Konstantinopel Kommentar zum Evangelium des hl. Matthäus, aus dem Griechischen übersetzt von Joh. Chrysostomus Baur, Benedektiner der Abtei Seckau, 1. Band, nebst einer allgemeinen Einleit ung über des hl. Chrysostomus Leben, Schriften und Lehre (=Bibliothek der Kirchenväter, Band 23)
Kempten, u.a: Kösel. 1915. LVI.; 339. 20cm. Zustand: Gut bis Sehr Gut gering gebräunt-wellig (Innen); Einband (Außen) hat geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Schnitt oben GOLD / Kopffarbschnitt; Halbpergament
Bookseller reference : 116031
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Barera A. (prefazione di F. Meda)
L’opera scientifica letteraria del Card. Federico Borromeo
Vita e Pensiero, Milano, 1931 – In-16, bross. pp. IX + 298; 1 tav. ft. Parzialmente intonso.
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Barham Andrea
Pedant's Revolt Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong
Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0385340168 . Book is clean and tight. Fun reading about things you just know is true but isn't ; 7.50 X 4.90 X 0.70 inches; 148 pages . Delacorte Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8134 ISBN : 0385340168 9780385340168
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Baricco Alessandro
Omero, Iliade
br. Alessandro Baricco riscrive l'"Iliade" di Omero, interviene sforbiciando il testo, togliendo le ripetizioni senza riassumere ma usando il testo originale. Sceglie di eliminare tutte le scene con le apparizioni degli dei, rende il linguaggio vivo e la narrazione soggettiva. Un modo nuovo di leggere l'Iliade. Età di lettura: da 13 anni.
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Baring Gould Sabine introduction by Nigel Suckling
THE BOOK OF WEREWOLVES
London: Senate Books 1995. viii 266 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The cover features The Princess and the Wolves in the Forest by H. J. Ford courtesy of The Cameron Collection. The Chapters are: Lycanthropy Among the Ancients; The Were-Wolf in the North; The Origin of the Scandinavian Werewolf; The Were-Wolf in the Middle Ages; A Chapter of Horrors; Jean Grenier; Folk-Lore Relating to Were-Wolves; Natural Causes of Lycanthropy; Mythological Origin of the Were-Wolf Myth; The Marechal de Rezt: The Investigation of the Charges; The Marechal de Rezt: The Trial; The Marechal de Rezt: The Sentence and Execution; A Galacian Were-Wolf; Anomalous Case - The Human Hyaena; and A Sermon on Were-Wolves by Dr. Johann Geiler. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by H. J. Ford;. 8vo. Senate Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 206747 ISBN : 1859580726 9781859580721
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Barloy Jean-Jacques
Gli animali misteriosi: invenzione o realtà?
Stato di conservazione: OTTIMO. Collana: Grandi libri. Illustrazioni di Gérard Deshayes. Traduzione di Roberta Ferrara
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Barnard, Mary E
The Myth of Apollo and Daphne from Ovid to Quevedo: Love, Agon, and the Grotesque. Von Mary E. Barnard. Duke Monographs in Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Number 8.
Duke University Press; Durham, 1987. 211 Seiten; Illustrationen; 24 cm. Originalleinen mit illustr. Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 1215220
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Barnett Mary
Gods and Myths of the Romans: The Archaeology and Mythology of Ancient Peoples
London: Brockhampton Press 1996. very good hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wear and tear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Brockhampton Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160528-MG28 ISBN : 1860193234 9781860193231
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Barney Stephen A.
CHAUCER'S TROILUS Essays in Criticism
Archon Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0208018220 . Ex-library copy with usual stamps call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is protected in mylar and taped down to book. ; Contents include: 17 Essays: George Lyman Kittredge "On the 'Troilus'" from Seven Types of Ambiguity ; C. S. Lewis "What Chaucer Really Did to 'Il Filostrato'" others including: Morton W. Bloomfield; E. Talbot Donaldson Norman Davis John Leyerle and many others. ; 323 pages . Archon Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2189 ISBN : 0208018220 9780208018229
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Barney, Stephen A.
CHAUCER'S TROILUS Essays in Criticism
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is protected in mylar and taped down to book. ; Contents include: 17 Essays: George Lyman Kittredge ("On the 'Troilus'" from Seven Types of Ambiguity) ; C. S. Lewis ("What Chaucer Really Did to 'Il Filostrato'") others including: Morton W. Bloomfield; E. Talbot Donaldson, Norman Davis, John Leyerle, and many others. ; 323 pages
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Barnhart Tony; Jackson Keith Foreword
Southern Fried Football: The History Passion and Glory of the Great Southern Game
Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: Triumph Books 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Very-good condition over-sized hardback book with jacket. NO remainder marks or clippings. Price inside jacket $24.95. 235 pages. Illustrated throughout. NO writing or tears inside book. Jacket shows mild wear - no tears. Tight spine clean pages. Foreword by Keith Jackson. . Triumph Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 068153 ISBN : 1572433671 9781572433670
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Baroja Julio Caro
Lo Que Sabemos del Folklore Coleccion Lo Que Sabemos
Madrid Spain: Gregorio Del Toro-Editor 1967. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight faint page yellowing clean interior light age soil to exterior square. Explanation of the derivation and history of folklore. Text in Spanish. 86 pages 7-7.8x6" 20x15cm Gregorio Del Toro-Editor paperback
Bookseller reference : 9DH018
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Barr Stringfellow
THE WILL OF ZEUS A History of Greece from the Origins of Hellenic Culture to the Death of Alexander
Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Minor bump to top of front board. Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 496 pages . Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2308
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Barr, Stringfellow
THE WILL OF ZEUS A History of Greece from the Origins of Hellenic Culture to the Death of Alexander
Minor bump to top of front board. Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 496 pages
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Barrett Clive
The Viking Gods: Pagan Myths of Nordic Peoples
UK: Aquarian Press 1989. DJ clipped. Stated 1st. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. Aquarian Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18448 ISBN : 0850307759 9780850307757
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Barrett Michael
Adam & Eve
Frogprints Hebden Bridge 2001 PB Illustrations by the author. This little book sets out to tell the story of Adam and Eve in words and pictures revealing a lot more than the biblical version. On the way it grapples with big questions about suffering death sex and God. VG 64pp 0 Frogprints Hebden Bridge 2001 PB paperback
Bookseller reference : BYB6148 ISBN : 0954065301 9780954065300
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Barrett William; Besterman Theodore; Shepard Leslie fore.
The Divining Rod : An Experimental and Psychological Investigation
New Hyde Park: University Books 1968. VG/VG. hardcover 1968 . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. University Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 031209-K447
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Barringer, Judith M.
ART, MYTH, AND RITUAL IN CLASSICAL GREECE
Minor indents to upper edges of wraps. Else minor shelfwear. ; What do Greek myths mean and how was meaning created for the ancient viewer? In Art, Myth and Ritual in Classical Greece, Judith Barringer considers the use of myth on monuments at several key sites – Olympia, Athens, Delphi, Bassai, and Trysa – showing that myth was neither randomly selected nor purely decorative. The mythic scenes on these monuments had meaning, the interpretation of which depends on context. Barringer explains how the same myth can possess different meanings and how, in a monumental context, the mythological image relates to the site and often to other monuments surrounding it, which redouble, resonate, or create variation on a theme. The architectural sculpture examined here is discussed in a series of five case studies, which are chronologically arranged and offer a range of physical settings, historical and social circumstances, and interpretive problems. Providing new interpretations of familiar monuments, this volume also offers a comprehensive way of seeing and understanding Greek art and culture as an integrated whole. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages
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Barringer, Judith M.
DIVINE ESCORTS Nereids in Archaic and Classical Greek Art
9.2 X 6.5 X 1.4 inches; 360 pages
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BARTH John
The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor.
<p>Boston: Little Brown & Company 1991. <i><b>Signed and Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: To Kathy John Barth.</b></i> First edition / First printing. Black paper spine teal paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.</p> Little, Brown & Company, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14524-1 ISBN : 0316082511 9780316082518
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Barth, Karl ; Bultmann, Rudolf ; Jaspert, Bernd [Hrsg.]
Gesamtausgabe. Teil: 5, Briefe / Karl Barth. Briefwechsel Karl Barth - Rudolf Bultmann 1911/1966
Zürich: Theol. Verl. 1994. 336 Seiten. 20,5cm. Zustand: Gut min. gebräunt (Innen); Es gibt mind. leichte Kuli-Anmerkungen/Unterstreichungen auf etwa 35 Seiten; Einband (Außen) hat geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Schnitt oben min. bis geringfügig fleckig; Schutzumschlag (hat geringe Gebrauchsspuren); 2. Aufl. Gewebe (Blauer Leinen)
Bookseller reference : 218607 ISBN : 329010916
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Barthel, Waldemar und Carl Atzenbeck
Handlexikon der deutschen Vorgeschichte.
München, Kürzl, (1936). 382 S. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen nach Zeichnungen von Tob. Max Barthel. Gr.-8° (23,5 x 16,5 cm). Original-Leinwand mit Schutzumschlag.
Bookseller reference : 12013
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BARTHES Roland
MYTHOLOGIES
In-16° (cm. 18x11,5), pp. 247, (9). Bross. edit. Era uscito in vol.nel 1957.
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Barthes, Roland
Mythen des Alltags. Deutsch von Helmut Scheffel, Edition Suhrkamp 92. 20. Auflage
Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2000. 150 S., broschiert.
Bookseller reference : 10147
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Bartlett Stanley Foss
Beyond the Sowdyhunk
Portland ME: Falmouth Book House. Good; Front cover creased spine creased pages toned. 1937. Softcover. Illustrations by the author. A collection of twelve tall tales featuring the lumberjacks of the Maine woods including "The Polack Teamster" "The Champeen Moose Caller" and "Honest John Jerryson Liar". ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 164 pages . Falmouth Book House paperback
Bookseller reference : 27521
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Bartolonii
Cleone
Bella incisione mitologica. Ang. Kaufman del. Bartolonii [sic] sculp. A Paris chez Esnauts & Rapilly, rue St. Jacques, à la Ville de Coutances, No. 259. Et chez Janinet, rue Haute Feville, No. 5. Cleone, figlio di Cleneto del demo di Cidateneo (in greco antico: ?????, Kléon; Atene, ... – Anfipoli, 422 a.C.), è stato un politico e militare ateniese, protagonista della guerra del Peloponneso. Buono stato di conservazione. Si noti la parte superiore destra che risulta leggermente usurata. Dimensioni: 29 cm x 39.
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Bartolozzi
Troilus and Cressida. Cres-Go hang yourself, you naughty mocking uncle…
Bellissima incisione del Bartolozzi. Si noti uno strappetto sulla parte superiore sinistra. 40 x 51 cm. La tragedia di Troilo e Cressida è ambientata nel corso degli eventi della guerra di Troia e ha in pratica due intrecci distinti. In uno Troilo, un principe troiano, corteggia Cressida, fa l’amore con lei e le giura eterno amore poco prima che sia mandata dai Greci in cambio di un prigioniero di guerra. Quando tenta di andarla a trovare nell’accampamento greco, la sorprende in intimità con Diomede e decide che è solo una prostituta. Nonostante questo intreccio sia quello che dà il titolo all’opera, in realtà si risolve in poche scene: la maggior parte della tragedia ruota attorno ad un piano ordito da Nestore ed Odisseo per spingere l’orgoglioso Achille a scendere nuovamente in battaglia tra le file greche. L’opera si chiude con una serie di scontri tra i due schieramenti e la morte dell’eroe troiano Ettore.
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Bartolozzi
Venus
Bellissima incisione rappresentante Venere. Engraved by Minasi late Pupil of F. Bartolozzi R.A. Drawn by Francis Bartolozzi. L'incisione è in discrete condizioni dal momento che emerge una piega nella parte inferiore sinistra e sul retro della stampa vi sono segni di scotch che non minano tuttavia la bellezza dell'incisione. Rara. Dimensioni: 30 cm x 41.
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BARTOLOZZI, FRANCESCO – CIPRIANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA.
Ninfa con cetra e puttino alato.
Londra, 1830 circa. Incisione in rame all'acquaforte, b/n, cm 12 x 16. Margini rifilati alla battuta ma buono stato. Francesco Bartolozzi (Firenze, 1727 - Lisbona, 1815) disegnatore, pittore e incisore italiano, figlio di un orefice fiorentino. Nella bottega paterna cominciò a prendere confidenza con il disegno e con la pratica dell'incisione; ancora adolescente si trasferì a Venezia, dove perfezionò la sua arte alla scuola del Wagner, raggiungendo rapidamente notorietà e fama. Il segreto dello straordinario successo di cui godette costantemente già in vita si deve soprattutto all’originale sua tecnica che tanto piaceva allo spirito del Settecento, l'incisione a puntini (pointellisme). Benché creata in Italia da Giulio Campagnola e frequentemente adoperata, questa tecnica è rimasta soprattutto legata al nome di Bartolozzi che ne ricercò le possibilità, ne sfruttò le risorse e ne perpetuò la pratica attraverso una fiorentissima scuola da lui stesso fondata. Il Bartolozzi arrivò poi a quella sua inconfondibile maniera grazie al suo temperamento sempre orientato alla grazia e alla leggiadria, con gusto e armonia. Nel 1764, chiamato dal Dalton, bibliotecario di Giorgio III, si recò a Londra. Qui l'incisione era all’epoca tutta orientata alla maniera nera o al mezzotinto ma cominciava pian piano a percepire la maniera punteggiata (stipple engraving) che il Ryland aveva lanciato con successo. E qui Bartolozzi trovò fertile terreno, sì che in breve divenne il massimo esponente di questa tecnica. Quattro anni dopo entrava a far parte della costituenda Accademia Reale. Ebbe una schiera numerosa e attiva di discepoli, fra i quali Minesi, Schiavonetti, Tomkins, Cheesman, Ogborne, Marcuard. Pare che oltre duemila stampe portino il suo nome: allegorie, ritratti, soggetti di storia e di genere, copie dall'antico, illustrazioni, frontespizi, diplomi, avvisi di teatro, annunzi, biglietti e inviti per balli e concerti, il tutto sempre intagliato con grazia e robustezza, freschezza e virtuosità incomiabili. Per corrispondere alle esigenze di un simile lavoro, egli doveva ricorrere non solo all’aiuto degli allievi ma anche alla collaborazione di artisti che gli fornissero soggetti da incidere. Ne ebbe moltissimi: da Gian Battista Cipriani che ritrovò a Londra, ad Angelica Kauffmann, Hamilton e Wheatley, e da tutti ricevette figurazioni allegoriche felici. Le opere completamente sue, pur non molte, restano in compenso piccoli capolavori. Basti ricordare “L'Origine del Disegno,” “Il Giardino dei Putti”, “Il Mercato dell'Amore”, tutte ammirevoli per sobrietà ed efficacia di esecuzione. Nel ritratto non dimostrò una paritetica maestria ma incise con abilità le opere di grandi maestri come Gainsborough, Reynolds, Lawrence, e Copley, arrivando a ottenere re equivalenze del colore grazie a ingegnose e inesauribili combinazioni di linee e di punti. Nelle stampe dei suoi rami si compiacque di un inchiostro tipico, il cosiddetto “Rosso Bartolozzi” e amò pure cercare con accorgimento effetti di vero colore. Il suo segreto consisteva nell’inchiostrare completamente il rame col tono dominante, che toglieva poi coi veli il più possibile. Le tracce rimanenti fondevano e armonizzavano a meraviglia i vari colori, che venivano applicati successivamente, dai più scuri ai più chiari, su una unica lastra, in modo da ottenere la prova con una sola tiratura. Nel 1802 lasciò l'Inghilterra per recarsi a dirigere l'Accademia Nazionale di Lisbona. Qui continuò a lavorare con lena e gioia inalterate fino alla morte. (Fonte Treccani) (Bibl.: T. W. Tuer, Bartolozzi and his works, Londra 1881; S. Brinton, Bartolozzi and his works, Londra 1881; id., Bartolozzi and his pupils in England, Londra 1903; I. T. Herbert Bailly, F. B., Londra 1907; P. Kristeller, in Thieme-Becker, Künstler-Lexikon, II, Lipsia 1908; A. Baudi di Vesme, F. B., Milano 1928; A. Calabi, F. B., Milano 1929).
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