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Mores Italiae
Title
Mores Italiae.
Created
Venice, 1575.
Physical Description
ff. 105 : paper ; 280 x 218 (drawings: 185 x 130) mm.
Language
Italian
Notes
Drawings mounted, framed by narrow gold strips.
Binding: Nineteenth century. Red, straight-grained goatskin, gold-tooled, with light blue, watered silk doublures and flyleaves. Possibly bound by one of the Bozerians (Paris, 1793-1817), but the foot of the spine where their signature usually appears was destroyed in rebacking. Gilt edges.
In Italian.
Record created by Beinecke staff from catalog description by Barbara Shailor.
Provenance
Given to Yale in 1955 by Mrs. Bernard F. Gimbel.
Access and use
Material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on paper of an album of 105 water-color drawings of Italian costumes and scenes of daily life (some with titles), including two maps of Venice.
Publications
T. E. Marston, "The Gimbel Manuscripts," Gazette 30 (1956) p. 152.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
March 08, 2011
References
Shailor, B. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 457.
Mores Italiae. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Mores Italiae. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works) - Italy - 16th century.
Manuscripts, Renaissance - Italy - 16th century.
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