La Termi Veneta contenente Magistrati, Reggimenti e Altro per 'Anno 1792.
Venice: Appresso Paolo Colombani, 1792. Item #958 The unsigned frontispiece of the almanack, engraved in the sumptuous Venetian style of the period, illustrates “La Serenissima” with a all her accoutrements of her power and vanishing glory. Very nice local binding in quite good condition. OCLC cites copies of other editions at Harvard, the Getty, Johns Hopkins and the BL but no copies of this edition is listed.
8vo. 180 x 110 mm., (7 x 4 1/4 inches). viii, 156 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title. Bound in contemporary Venetian brown calf, decorated in gilt floral rococo patterned borders on both boards; a few bumps and rubbing to binding, and some light spotting and soiling to text block but overall a very a good copy.
Attractive copy of this Venetian almanack for the year 1792. It was prepared by Paolo Abis, who name appears at the end of the dedication leaf. La Termi Veneta was published from 1761 until the fall of the Republic of Venice to the French in 1797. Each issue offers a complete calendar of feast days, postal information from various cities around Europe, a list of active cardinals, patriarchs, and Venetian bishops who manage the numerous churches and religious houses throughout the city. There is also a great deal of information on the local officials who control the bureaucracy of city and keep the wheels of government moving. La Termi Veneta offers a very detailed glimpse of the organization of Venetian life in the dying days of the Republic.
Price: $800.00