Robin Halwas Booksellers ■ Agents and Dealers in Fine Art

...“Scilicet is superis labor est” (For sure, this is work for gods -......stamps were made, one (66 x 48 mm) for duodecimos and octavos, the other (......x 68 mm) for books in quarto and folio format.......corners. Red goatskin is employed for modern authors, olive or brown... ...silk trade and laid the foundations for their subsequent social ascent,......the coiled-snake bindings were made for Tommaso in the mid-1560s, some ten......colour scheme (red goatskin for modern authors, olive for ancient),......(ed. Hamburg 1734, pp.71-80).9. For the Grimaldi Binder, see Hobson, op.......are known with this device, the latest covering a book printed in 1564......., Barham House, Canterbury, London, 26-27 February 1951, lot 145 (“in a......daughter Lady Sybil Grant, London, 26-30 June, 1933, lot 922 (“old red...

...cm) enclosing letterpress captions for the border roundels and the imprint,......). paste-on cancels caption for portrait of Azzo i d’Este (text......italics): Azo i M. zu Est; caption for portrait of Otto ii von......undertakings, and intended for a larger audience. Although their......and was completed in 1584.19 The latest information contained in the print......have been drawn by him from life.26 Similarly, the ‘Löwendenkmal’ (......Landesarchiv – Staatsarchiv, 26 Slg. Nr. 253 R[olle] (175 × 95 cm,......Landesarchiv – Staatsarchiv, 26 Slg. Nr.1a (incomplete: four small......). 25. Von Heusinger, op. cit., p.172. 26. For his unsigned woodcut of Thomas...

...in his shop. It is organised (for reasons explained in the “A......de la maggior parte del mondo for collections of cartographical......; Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae for prints of ancient and modern......Imagines veteris ac Novi Testamenti for devotional prints and Old and New......in print-bearing sheets. … The latest dated prints are 1569.”).10.......on the print-bearing sheets. The latest dated print is 1581.”).11.......type (album ff. 40-69). A series of 26 cornices, capitals, and bases [495]......type (pls. 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 18, 23, 26)♦ Pilgrim, vertical staff in circle;......on ten sheets (conventionally, 26 prints imposed on twelve sheets);.......”).10. Parshall, op. cit. 2006, p.26 no. 3a (“The predominant...

...Only one binding for conte Fulvio Rangoni is known. It......Rome by Valerio & Luigi Dorico for Carlo Gualteruzzi, in September......same edition was bound in Venice for Fulvio Rangoni’s sister, Claudia (... ...by Fulvio, mementos of a visit he made to Venice; or they possibly....... Binding for Conte Fulvio Rangoni (Bibliotheca......) Binding for Contessa Claudia Rangoni (Stuttgart,......Claudia shared the tuition provided for her brother, for there is evidence......wanderer, but established in Venice for his entire working life, from about.......22 Schunke’s next binding ([no. 26]) is the one binding of the “....... 182. Commissionseinbände, 2: 19. H.26; 20. H.52; 22. H.60 (no. 21 not......in Hobson). Prachteinbände: 26. H.130 (nos. 23-25, 27 not traced in......morocco, with four silver clasps (26.3 x 18 cms.)”). De Marinis, op....

...é d’une fleur de lys, (coiffes et coins habilement restaurés). Provenance:......’s explanation accounts for why multiple copies of the same......, he received an exclusive privilege for the publication of ordonnances.8 It......de Luysiere, “compagnon libraire,” for three years from 1542;9 Charles d’......relieur de livres”), apprenticed for five years in 1547;10 Léon....... Séguineau, Livres anciens, Rennes, 26 February 2002, lot 10 (“plein......Club Library [link]; sold to Rau, 26 March 1933, £32 10s)● Arthur Rau,......èque de M. Van der Helle, 10-26 February 1868, lot 290 (“rel. en......, KW 1785 D 2 (formerly 145 G 26) (opac Platten: met enkele blinde......é d’une fleur de lys, (coiffes et coins habilement restaurés). Provenance:...

...Toulouse (1556, 1563, 1581).2 On a visit to Toulouse in 1565, Charles IX... ...a Parisian shop producing bindings for the most discerning collectors of......; see her “The Binder who worked for Jacques de Malenfant” in The......Bishop Jean commissioned in 1609 for the Cathedral of Toulouse [link];......, item 60]Mirjam Romme, “A Binding for Jacques de Malenfant, c. 1560-66”......, Paris; their Bulletin mensuel - No. 26, novembre 1889 (Paris 1889), item...

...wrote to Cardinal Guglielmo Sirleto for help with his new Hierocles edition.......of several consulted by Courtier for his Procopius edition, is a copy of......; interprete (Paris: Nicolas Bruslé for Claude Frémy & Nicolas......]; Childhood: a short list of works by, for and about children 1500-1800 (......Richard, and Robert Estienne. The latest book in the group is Janus Dousa’....... Cataldi Palau, op. cit. 2011, pp.24, 26, 153-155 [link].11. Cataldi Palau,....... cit. 2011, p.26.12. Cataldi Palau, op. cit. 1989,...

.... London, Printed by T. Bensley, for Cadell and Davies, etc., [1801–]......law, but soon found other uses for his time. An artist of some skill,......surveyed the villa, uncovering for the first time the entire ‘Great......Britannico-Romanae’ was sold for £12 12s, in boards; individual parts......to contain forty-two aquatints (the latest plate publication lines are dated 1......Brighton the beginning of October…26 The set was presented by Daniel......(Chichester 1966), p.20: Letter 26 (Hawkins to Samuel Lysons, 20......., pp.49–52: Letters 57–58, 60. 26. Steer, op. cit., pp.49–50: letter...

...statues in Rome, perhaps executed for an English patron, or with a view......, produced between 1764 and 1787 for Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter.... ...during the ninth Earl’s first visit to Rome, between 7 May and 5 June......(Burghley House).49 On his initial visit to Italy, in 1764, he met in Rome......On his second visit to Italy, in 1768–1769, Lord......Bute (1713–1792). On his second visit to Rome, in March 1769, Lord Exeter......by a Franco-German artist, perhaps for an English patron, or with a view......, Nicola Mosman) is known chiefly for a long series of drawings......he produced between 1764 and 1787 for Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter.......are said to have been intended for a ‘reference book of 250......the earliest drawing in our album.26 The second (sheet 15, ‘Nettuno di......as ‘di Firenze’ (drawings 6, 26, 39, 42) presumably are copies of......at Palazzo Fontana di Trevi, Rome, 26 October 2001–27 January 2002,......’). Winckelmann (1756), p.211 (22, 26–27)...

...of the Emperor Charles V have for many years intrigued historians of... ...to have been renewed through the visit of Cochlaeus and Pirckheimer’s......Bamberg and Eichstätt, ambassador for the council of the city of......of the phases of the moon for an illustrated broadsheet almanac......,4 and in 1504 he contributed verses for an illustrated pamphlet published......horologiorum secundum Kunhoffer) for the Nuremberg humanist and......Conero” witnessed the inventory.26 In two documents of this period,......jener Zeit (Leipzig 1904), p.238.26. Cavaletti-Rondini, op. cit., pp.242-...

...the faintly inscribed guide lines for alignment of the lettering still......still visible. The author of the latest catalogue raisonné of Marieschi’... ...Christoffer Schneidler (1721–1787) for Lovisa Ulrika (1720–1782), Queen......Christoffer Schneidler (1721–1787), for Lovisa Ulrika, Crown Princess (1744–......orb, charged with the monogram fr for Frederick i, King of Prussia), with......the faintly inscribed guide lines for alignment of the lettering still......still visible. The author of the latest catalogue raisonné of Marieschi’......à Drottningholm’, in which the latest book is printed in 1753, records......à Drottningholm’, in which the latest book is printed in 1754, lists some......ì’ writes Montecuccoli degli Erri, the latest to conduct this search (op. cit.,......, however, to locate a single copy.26 It could be that all such sets have......Fig. 26 ■ View along the Molo with the Doge’......) Above Details of Fig. 26 Fig. 27 ■....... Mauroner (1940) 8; Succi (1981) 26-I; Succi (1983) 302; Dreyer (1985)...

...firework macchine designed for the annual Festa della Chinea......, before and after the cavalcade. For the next sixty years, with few......use of the ceremony as a vehicle for political propaganda gradu­ally......’s designs of the late 1740s, for example, herald the coming shift in......1997 no.20, halwas 1999 no.9) 26. Seconda macchina per la Chinea con ‘......, dark impressionGori Sassoli 1994 no.26; Corpus delle Feste a Roma pp.103–......halwas 1988 no.17, halwas 1997 no.26) 52. Seconda macchina per la Chinea......impres­sions sold halwas 1988 no.26, halwas 1997 no.34)...

...was published in 1544 and the latest in 1572, at Antwerp (5), Basel (15),......French, executed ca 1560-1590 (the latest book in a vellum binding was......in 1572; the latest in a calf binding in 1566). None of... ...that all such books were bound for Denis de Sallo.......de Sallo was printed, presumably for the purpose of sale.8 The library......’s volumes (presently unaccounted for). Pending their recovery, or......Catalogue des livres (see link for the copy in the Bibliothèque......, Biblioteca Universitaria, A.M. QQ.6. 26 (opac, [link]) [image courtesy of......)● Bubb Kuyper, Auction 71, Haarlem, 26-29 November 2019, lot 2444 (“......owner - bought in sale (FF 14,200)(26) Giovanni Nanni, Antiquitatum...

...of the goods. The fascicule for Federico’s books has 179 entries,......in the original language; a taste for history, with numerous chronicles......Italian, French, and Spanish; for literature, particularly chivalric......;2 and for books relating to the various arts... ...letter dated 14 April 1519, and on coins and medals struck or cast from......two and no. 5 (Mena) were bound for Federico at Mantua. De Marinis......, Agnello’s secretary, asking for nine books, one of them “Iosepho......Bosio, as the books were packed for transport via the Po River from.......316-324 (entries numbered 6734-6908). For Isabella’s inventory, see Luzio-......Comunale, MS no. 120 (A.IV.26) [link] and British Library, Add. Ms.......soggiorno di Carlo V in Italia, dal 26 luglio 1529 al 25 aprile 1530:......soggiorno di CarloV in Italia (dal 26 luglio 1529 al 25 aprile 1530)”......letter dated 14 April 1519, and on coins and medals struck or cast from...

...of the catalogue are uncertain (the latest date found in the text is 1865).......du XVIe au XIXe siècle, Paris, 26 October 2022, lot 93 ( “Premier...

..., Brustolon displays his special gift for rendering “la trasparenza dei......” (Terisio Pignatti), which has earned for him a position “tra i più dotati... ...Piazza S. Marco deco­rated for a visit by the Conti del Nord.51......works, made during Canaletto’s visit to Rome in 1719–1720; see......, Brustolon displays his special gift for rendering ‘la trasparenza dei......architetture’,4 which has earned for him a position ‘tra i più dotati......mid-1750s, Brustolon was working for the two most renowned publishers in......Brustolon also worked intensively for the printmaker and print publisher......in 1761, or spring 1762 at the latest. In the earlier year Smith had......copyright) from the Venetian Senate.26 Furlanetto evidently judged it a......-links no. 228; succi 1986 no. 26 ■ Night Festival at S. Pietro di......in 1719–1720; see kowalczyk pp.20, 26–37, nos. 2–13). Judging by their......, in Print Quarterly 22, 2005, p.312). 26. succi 1986 pp.165–166....

...Italy, who executed bindings for him in goatskin, calf, and vellum,......has made him an attractive subject for connoisseurs of bookbindings. The......hunt, extending it to bindings made for other members of the Madruzzo......to “più di trenta” bindings for Gian Federico in an essay... ..., p.150 (“A/ Armoiries simples: a) Coins ornés, no. 1”)(2-6) Amadis de.......: dos d’origine, coiffes refaites, coins refaits, entrelacs et armes.......: dos d’origine, coiffes refaites, coins refaits, repeints des entrelacs......restaurations aux coiffes et aux coins. Bel exemplaire, réglé” [link;......learn French), but no record of a visit exists.14 The brothers accompanied......that they proceeded to Paris, for further studies (or to learn French),......Constantinople, incarcerated there for two years, then turned over to the......, who imprisoned Gian Federico for an additional two years in Lyon and......’Italie); in 1569, he was nominated for the premier chivalric order of Ss.......and of much superior quality; the latest was made in about 1555 or soon......have so far come to light (nos. 26-30). Malaguzzi credited another......, 16 Bible, 20 Cicero, 24 Erasmus, 26 Granada, 27 Granada, 36 Thomas à....... Pietro in Rome), f.244 verso (line 26) “D. Aurelij Augustini Medit[atio]nes”......in Piemonte (Turin 2007), p.26 (“Il panorama di esemplari......, p.150 (“A/ Armoiries simples: a) Coins ornés, no. 1”)(2-6) Amadis de.......: dos d’origine, coiffes refaites, coins refaits, entrelacs et armes.......: dos d’origine, coiffes refaites, coins refaits, repeints des entrelacs......restaurations aux coiffes et aux coins. Bel exemplaire, réglé” [link;...

...in a cloister used as a cemetery for illustrious Pisan citizens up to... ...in Florence, during the latter’s visit to the Camposanto on 6 January 1806.......in a cloister used as a cemetery for illustrious Pisan citizens up to......prospectus inviting sub­scriptions for a set of etchings was published in......soscrizioni’ are printed on p.ix. For other information about the......Francesco Nenci were also offered for sale (8000 Paoli). Some prints are...

...whom he gave some 500 ancient Roman coins.10 It could be that the partially-......” by the hand responsible for the obliteration.2 After......-letters. This shop also bound for an unidentified owner who used an......bound in a shop that also worked for a collector whose books feature the......(no. 1) is from a shop which worked for a collector whose initials are G.A.......in forms similar to “XXII E 26” and “Arm. XIV B. 4”.12 None of......Chiesa, Milan) - bought in sale (£26,400)● T. Kimball Brooker (......, and books in fine bindings, London, 26-27 July 1920, lot 527 (“......whom he gave some 500 ancient Roman coins.10 It could be that the partially-...

...Giordano during his first and only visit to Paris, in May-September 1556,......in the List below), they were bound for the fifteen-year-old Paolo Giordano......exceptions of two volume (nos. 5, 26 in the List below), they were bound......(nos. 2-3 Bandello, 5 Bembo, 26 Rondelet, 28 Speroni) and two remboî... ...doubt commissioned during his only visit to France in 1556.”) [RBH......in Italy, and were taken to France for binding.5Working partly from......Binder C” on account of its work for the English bibliophile Thomas......trimmed with silk. That taste for varied and brilliant colours......, these are quite unusual preferences for bookbindings, and suggest strong......book was printed in 1522, the latest in 1554, which suggests that the......published by Gancia (p.36); the latest date found is “1865” (p.53)]●......published by Gancia (p.36); the latest date found is “1865” (p.53).......bookbinders.10 Surprisingly, 26 entries are for books in Latin. By......a vellum binding with his arms (no. 26), is not recognisable in the......., London, 12-13 August 1872, lot 26 (“ruled with red lines, a most......of Arthur Kay, Esq., London, 26-29 May 1930, lot 414 (upper covers...