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Legatura - Napoli - Magalotti, Lorenzo
Essays of natural experiences made in the Accademia del Cimento, 1714
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Naples, Bernardo Michele Raillard, 1714. In 2°. Title page imprinted in red and black with large typographical brand and 75 beautiful chalcographic engravings in the text, all full page, occasional stains on the pages and marginal foxing, overall excellent copy, SPECTACULAR COEVAL BINDING AT THE ARMS OF THE DEDICATARY OF THE WORK, i.e. Cesare Michelangelo d'Avalos (1667-1729), splendid Neapolitan binding in hazelnut morocco with refined gold decorations on the plates, where the coat of arms stands out surmounted by the princely crown, spine with six compartments, gilt edges, slight defects and faults on the spine.
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Exceptional copy of the famous scientific essays by Magalotti, published in Naples by Lorenzo Ciccarelli who signs the dedication to the Prince of Avalos. So this is the COPY OF DEDICATION to the Prince of Avalos, who financed the publishing enterprise. "...I will not be too audacious to have consecrated them to you; for to a commune of literate men, one should only give as patron if not a Prince of great fame (...).
Cesare Michelangelo was one of the most titled exponents of the d'Avalos, a family of Spanish origin who arrived in the Kingdom following Alfonso I of Aragon and distinguished over the centuries for its military valor and rapid rise to the top of the international scene, a faithful ally of the Habsburg dynasty in the centuries to come. With the Austrian arms in Naples, in 1713 Cesare Michelangelo returned to Vasto elevating it to the capital of his "State" where he built that restauratio imperii
which was the main driving force behind the decision to embrace the Habsburg cause. The palace of Vasto with the heraldic crests and standards, the rich and magnificent furnishings that off the spectacle of the superb picture gallery offers those who ask for an audience, evidence of a propensity for cultural investment; with the theater which sanctioned a noble sociality even in that provincial town; the impressive library that Cesare Michelangelo kept in the castle of Vasto is even more striking for its size and contents, with readings and texts that declare his attitude as a nobleman Renaissance inspired by the Machiavellian Prince. In this atmosphere, the publishing enterprise of 1714 was born and developed, which celebrates Magalotti's scientific genius in the present work.
Cesare Michelangelo was one of the most titled exponents of the d'Avalos, a family of Spanish origin who arrived in the Kingdom following Alfonso I of Aragon and distinguished over the centuries for its military valor and rapid rise to the top of the international scene, a faithful ally of the Habsburg dynasty in the centuries to come. With the Austrian arms in Naples, in 1713 Cesare Michelangelo returned to Vasto elevating it to the capital of his "State" where he built that restauratio imperii
which was the main driving force behind the decision to embrace the Habsburg cause. The palace of Vasto with the heraldic crests and standards, the rich and magnificent furnishings that off the spectacle of the superb picture gallery offers those who ask for an audience, evidence of a propensity for cultural investment; with the theater which sanctioned a noble sociality even in that provincial town; the impressive library that Cesare Michelangelo kept in the castle of Vasto is even more striking for its size and contents, with readings and texts that declare his attitude as a nobleman Renaissance inspired by the Machiavellian Prince. In this atmosphere, the publishing enterprise of 1714 was born and developed, which celebrates Magalotti's scientific genius in the present work.
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