BONANNI, Filippo (1638-1725) - Catalogo degli ordini equestri e militari. Rome: Giorgio Placho, 1724. Third edition of this costume album by the Jesuit Filippo Bonanni, which appeared for the first time in 1711 by the same publisher. The 166 tables, designed by Andrea Orazi and engraved by Giovanni Battista Sintes, each represent a character with a particular costume, except for some that illustrate medals and decorations . 4to (243 x 184mm). Engraved frontispiece, title and text within woodcut frame in Italian and Latin, 166 engraved plates, woodcut initials (few light spots and occasional scattered spotting). Contemporary vellum with title on gilt label on the spine, speckled edges (spine ends and corners with minor restorations); preserved in a modern marbled paper box.


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