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LOMAZZO, Giovanni Paolo (1538-1592). Trattato dell'arte de la pittura. Milan: Paolo Gottardo da Ponte, 1584.
4° (205 x 150mm). Woodcut arms on title, woodcut portrait of the author after Annibale Fontana on B1. (Title with faint soiling.) 18th-century calf, gilt (light rubbing to extremities). Provenance: early inscription on title — François du Verdus (fl. 1650; ink ownership inscription on title) — Macclesfield library (blindstamps and bookplate; sale at Sotheby’s 14 April 2005, lot 1265).
FIRST EDITION, THE MACCLESFIELD COPY. Lomazzo was a painter and poet who after becoming blind in 1571/72 dedicated his life to the study of art history. The seven chapters of his book cover the art of proportion, the theory of colours, lighting and shades, the practice of painting and the depiction of the subjects. This book seems to have been the only non-scientific book in the library of the French amateur mathematician, François du Verdus. Since the present work deals with perspective, apparently du Verdus’ favourite topic, this would make sense. Du Verdus himself was a great correspondent with Thomas Hobbes, and he translated Hobbes’ works in to French. This copy has the two extra leaves at the end containing the additional chapter 17 from book six. Cicognara 159.
4° (205 x 150mm). Woodcut arms on title, woodcut portrait of the author after Annibale Fontana on B1. (Title with faint soiling.) 18th-century calf, gilt (light rubbing to extremities). Provenance: early inscription on title — François du Verdus (fl. 1650; ink ownership inscription on title) — Macclesfield library (blindstamps and bookplate; sale at Sotheby’s 14 April 2005, lot 1265).
FIRST EDITION, THE MACCLESFIELD COPY. Lomazzo was a painter and poet who after becoming blind in 1571/72 dedicated his life to the study of art history. The seven chapters of his book cover the art of proportion, the theory of colours, lighting and shades, the practice of painting and the depiction of the subjects. This book seems to have been the only non-scientific book in the library of the French amateur mathematician, François du Verdus. Since the present work deals with perspective, apparently du Verdus’ favourite topic, this would make sense. Du Verdus himself was a great correspondent with Thomas Hobbes, and he translated Hobbes’ works in to French. This copy has the two extra leaves at the end containing the additional chapter 17 from book six. Cicognara 159.
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Please note that current work is bound in 18th-century calf, and has bears the ownership inscription of François du Verdus, 17th-century bibliophile and mathematical book collector, friend and translator of Thomas Hobbes.”