Modern

The Capitolar from the brochures of the Mint of Venice (1358-1556), edited by Giorgetta Bonfiglio Dosio, Editrice Antenore, Padua 1984, pp. XX, 499, 25 cm, br. and.

Bibliotheca Winsemann Falghera series, edited by Giovanni Gorini, 1.

Volume of great scientific interest, reproducing the Capitolar from the broche, a fundamental text for the knowledge and reconstruction of the life of the Venice mint. The transcription of the code, accurate and responsive to the modern needs of paleography, is due to the patient effort of Dr. G. Bonfiglio Dosio of the Archival Superintendency of Veneto.

New one.

Historical archive of Calabria, Tip. Muca, Naples, a. I, no. 5, September 1913, pp. 457-567, richly ill., 25 cm, br. and.

From the Index: M. Cagiati, Coins assigned to some cities of Calabria from the 15th to the 18th century; P. Orsi, Excavations of Calabria in the years 1910-11 (continued); L. Volpicella, Official Epistolary of the Governor of Calabria Ultra Lorenzo Cenami (continued); Bibliographic Bulletin; V. Capialbi, Continuation to the Sacred Italy of Ughelli.

Interesting issue of this important periodical which includes a substantial contribution by the numismatist Memmo Cagiati (pp. 457-481) rich in illustrations reproducing coins.

Giovanni Bovi, The half pugs and the five of Naples in the years 1582 and 1583, Istituto della Stampa, Naples 1951, pp. 15, ill., Cm 30, br. and.

Extract from the Bulletin of the Neapolitan Numismatic Circle, a. XXXVI, 1951.

Good copy. Interesting.

Venice and its lagoons, 4 parts in 3 volumes, in the IR privil. stab. Antonelli, Venice 1847, pp. 2242 overall, 23 tablets of which 3 folds, 28 cm, precious coeval binding in Moroccan middle with nerves, titles in gold on the back and sprinkled cuts.

Volume I: Volume I, Part I, pp. 367. Linked with: Volume I, Part II, pp. 500, 4 splendid tables. reproducing coins, 1 pl. geogr. folded. Linked with: Appendices, pp. 107, 1 large plate. geogr. folded.

Volume II: Volume II, Part I, pp. 594.

Volume III: Volume II, Part II, pp. 516, 16 splendid plates, 1 large plate geogr. folded. Linked with: Appendices, pp. 158.

I compose the volumes with the following monographs: Sagredo, Civil and political history; Zinelli, Ecclesiastical News; Manin, Venetian jurisprudence; Calucci, Finance; Zon, Mint and coins; Casoni, Military Forces; Lazzari, Travelers and Navigators; Zanotto, Painting; Sagredo, Architecture, sculpture and chalcography; Carrer, Literature and dialect; Canal, Music; Cicogna, The noble families; Cadorin, Magistrates; Veludo, Eastern Greek colony; Wittche, evangelical community of Augustan confession of Protestants; Lattes, Jewish community; Foscolo, News of the Lagoon; Zanardini, Flora; Nardo, Marine fauna; Contarini, Terrestrial fauna; Namias, Climate and Public Health; Arrigoni, Public health measures; Sagredo, Civil and military status; Arrigoni, Institutes of scholastic and moral education; Veludo, Academies, libraries, scientific collections, medals, printers and newspapers; Tomasoni, Public Aid; Tomasoni, Free port, industry, trade; Locatelli, Parties, shows and substitutes; Zanotto, Description of the city; Carrer, Isole and Chioggia; Cadorin, Public and private archives; the work closes with a large section dedicated to the Venetian bibliography. For the realization of this powerful work the best specialists of the time collaborated for each subject treated, thus providing a vast panorama of the social, economic, cultural, scientific and political life of Venice on the eve of the uprisings of 1848-49.

The table folded geographical area of the Appendices to vol. I is linked to the end of vol. II, p. II. Membership stamp on the reverse of the title pages, dry embossed on tables and post plates. Ex libris superimposed with old library deletion stamp. Ligatures with very slight traces of use, volume II has the upper cap removed, however on the whole it is a complete work of all its parts, in excellent condition, with fresh and marginal paper.

Benjamin Fillon, Considérations historiques et Artistiques sur les monnaies de France, Robuchon, Fontenay-Vendée 1850, pp. xi, 252, many ill., 4 beautiful plates, 22 cm, br. and.

In perfect condition, uncut, with fresh paper without stains or even minimal blooms.

Extremely rare.

Henri Hoffmann, Les monnaies royales de France depuis Hugues Capet jusqu'a a Louis XVI, chez H. Hoffmann, Paris 1878, pp. XV, 215, 118 plates finely engraved, 32 cm, solid green canvas binding with gold titles on the spine.

Artwork in superb condition, with fresh and marginal paper. Two beautiful ex libris with the library elimination stamp superimposed, elegant embossed stamp on the tables.

Extremely rare.

The mint of the Pico house. Mirandolese stamps and engravings. Medals, edited by Vilmo Cappi, Editrice Cooperativa Tipografi, Modena 1963, pp. 64, 10 plates, 25 cm, br. and.

Catalog of the permanent exhibition that marked the birth of the Mirandola Civic Museum. The text, which is not limited to the mere listing of the material on display, but presents the characteristics of an essay, is divided into the following sections: La zecca della Mirandola, Stamps and seals, Branches and engravings, Medals. Interesting and very rare publication.

Orsino Orsini, Four centuries of coins of the kings of France in Italy 1306-1706, La Numismatica, Brescia (1973?), Pp. 32, ill. bn, 20 cm.

Extract from La Numismatica, 1972-1973.