Noord-hollands Archief

Opdracht: a sua eccelenza il nobil uomo Giacomo Zustinian ec. ec. Antiquarische informatie: With a portrait (van Frans II), finely engraved by Giacconi after Novelli. Original red boards, gilt (a few wormholes), uncut. Brook, 771 ; De Lama, II, 138 (not mentioning the fine portrait). Splendid example of Bodoni's fine book production. He succeeded in producing some of the most beautiful books of the period by combining delicately cut types, ample margins and the use of inks chosen to match the tint of the paper used for each specific book. He used a minimum of ornaments: in the present work they are restricted to a swelled rule and a delicate border which includes the page number. The skillfully executed portrait adds greatly to the splendour of the book. Except for the minor flaws to the binding a perfect copy of this work; added is a portrait of Bodoni by G. Mussi after N. Bettoni. (laatst genoemde portrait ligt los in het boek)