Lot no. 4166
Michelangelo Buonarotti -
Esequie del divin Michelagnolo Buonarroti Celebrate in Firenze dall'Accademia de Pittori, Scultori et Architettori. Nella Chiesa di S. Lorenzo il di 14 Luglio MDLXIIII. With small woodcut printer's mark on title.
Florence, Giunti, 1564. 8° (21.3 × 14.4 cm). [22] vols. Paperback around 1900 with spine label. Book block with red edges on three sides.
EDIT16 CNCE018288 - Adams M 1408 - Cicognara 2261 - Gamba 1014 - Steinmann/ Wittkower 619 - Second printing, present in the variant with "divin" in the header of the title page. The first printing dates the exequies to 28 June. - The very rare report on the funeral ceremonies in Florence on the occasion of Michelangelo's burial in the church of St Lorenzo. - Provenance: "Raro" stamp on verso of title. - Bookseller's label C. E. Rappaport, Rome. - Bookplate of the art historian and important Michelangelo scholar Ernst Steinmann (1866-1934) on mirror.
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