Della Maniera D’Insegnare, e di Studiare le Belle Lettere, per rapporto all’Intelletto ed al Cuore, 1729

Title:

Della Maniera D’Insegnare, e di Studiare le Belle Lettere, per rapporto all’Intelletto ed al Cuore

Author:

Rollin, Charles

Imprint Date:

1729

Publishing Colophon:

In Padova, MDCCXXIX. Nella Stamperia del Seminario. Appresso Giovanni Manfrè. Con Licenza de’ Superiori, e Privilegio.

Binding:

“Half” parchment binding with gold-tooled parchment spine, plain paper corners, and blockprinted paper over boards. All pink sponged textblock edges.

Paper:

Two-color blockprint: grey-black diaper/grid with red four-petal daisy fills

Analysis:

Collector's Notes:

Evidence of pink coloring on spine and corner covering, now mostly faded, is present on the parchment turn-ins and underneath the blockprinted covering paper.

See also three other slight variations on this pattern: 26.047 (lacking dots around each floret), 26.106 (tiny shapes at vertices oriented as squares rather than diamonds, petal shape and orientation), and #677/#678 in the Rizzi sample book (dots and diamonds).

Collection ID:

25.090