Florence, Benelli and Gambi, 1887. In oblong 2°, 345 x 470 mm. Lithographic title page, 36 chromolithograph plates raised in gold and silver depicting the flag-bearers with the coat of arms and costumes of the districts, each preceded by a description of the district itself and by a table with the list of victories from the seventeenth century, contemporary binding in half red leather and canvas with gilt title on upper cover (peeling on spine).
Specialist Notes
Interesting work on the Sienese Palio, with a rich iconographic apparatus, by the Sienese Francesco Forno. RARE
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