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Ruggieri, Ferdinando
Published: L'Editore, in Firenze, 1755.
Antiche e moderne della citta di Firenze opera gia data in luce, misurata, disegnata, ed intagliata dal celebre Ferdinando Ruggieri architetto Fiorentino. Edizione Seconda pubbicata, ed ampliata in quattro volumi da Giuseppe Bouchard e dal medesimo dedicata Alla Sacra Cesarea Maesta Dell' Augustissimo Imperatore de' Romani Francesco I. Re di Germania, e di Gerusalemme, duca di Lorena, e di Bar, granduca di Toscana ec. ec. ec. Four volumes bound in two.
Contemporary full mottled calf with spines in seven gilt compartments bearing central floral emblem and lavish foliate sides, multiple ruled and raised bands with gilt, brown morocco title label and volume numbers stamped direct, dentelles gilt, crimson sprinkled edges; Folio.
Second Enlarged Edition. With four engraved titles by Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli and Teodoro Ver Cruys after Ruggieri, five vignette title-pages in crimson and black, four copper engraved vignettes, eight engraved initials of which three are copper engraved and five are woodcut, three portraits, double-page folding map of Florence, and two hundred and seventy-nine plates of which twenty-four are double-page and two hundred and fifty-five are single.
Provenance: Bookseller's ticket of Leo S. Olschki, Firenze [Olschki 15242]; engraved bookplate of Augustin Brentano [Millard Italian 118].
'Tres bel exemplaire'. A stunning copy of the second edition; scarce in such fine condition.
The first edition of this work 'Studio d'architettura civile' was published in Florence in three volumes in the years 1722, 1724 and 1728. The second edition, of which this is a copy, provides an additional volume of plates comprising reprinted publications of the 1730s; these are by several hands and consist of architectural drawings of Florence's cathedral and the Mediceo-Laurenziana Library. Ruggieri's impressive survey of the architecture of Florence was inspired by the Roman publisher Domenico de' Rossi's ‚ 'Studio d'architettura civile sopra gli ornamenti di porte e finestre tratti da alcune fabbriche insigni de Roma' which was published in Rome during the years 1702-1721. The work followed a similar format, with an elevation of the building preceding plates of architectural details and plans. Where the two works differ is Ruggieri's volumes provide measured illustrations of doorways, windows and related details from buildings in Florence while the illustrations in Domenico de' Rossi volumes are taken from buildings in Rome. Ruggieri's achievement is considered ultimately greater, since he succeeded in publishing two hundred and thirty-seven (1st edition or 1st 3 vols. 2nd edition) illustrative plates in less than half the period needed by de' Rossi. In addition, unlike de' Rossi, he drew and engraved most of the plates himself (1st edition or 1st 3 vols. 2nd edition). The plates are important in the history of architectural publication by being the first to provide accurate illustrations of architectural detail from public buildings, churches and palaces in Florence that had been designed by such notable architects as Michelangelo, Ammannati, Buontalenti and Vasari. Ruggieri's first major architectural commission was the remodelling of the facade of S. Filippo Neri (or Chiesa Nuova), Florence in c. 1715, which was followed by a commission from the Medici family to remodel the church of S. Felicita, Florence in 1736-1739. Concurrent with this, Ruggieri also rebuilt the Palazzo Sansedoni, Siena and the Collegiata Church, Empoli, and published a number of architectural works illustrated by his engravings of which ‚ÄòStudio d'architettura civile' is the most remarkable and highly regarded. Brunet IV, 1455; Cicognara 639; RIBA 2877; Berlin Cat 2690 (1755 edition).
Dimensions (height / length / width)
49.2cm / 13cm / 38cm
Published: L'Editore, in Firenze, 1755.
Antiche e moderne della citta di Firenze opera gia data in luce, misurata, disegnata, ed intagliata dal celebre Ferdinando Ruggieri architetto Fiorentino. Edizione Seconda pubbicata, ed ampliata in quattro volumi da Giuseppe Bouchard e dal medesimo dedicata Alla Sacra Cesarea Maesta Dell' Augustissimo Imperatore de' Romani Francesco I. Re di Germania, e di Gerusalemme, duca di Lorena, e di Bar, granduca di Toscana ec. ec. ec. Four volumes bound in two.
Contemporary full mottled calf with spines in seven gilt compartments bearing central floral emblem and lavish foliate sides, multiple ruled and raised bands with gilt, brown morocco title label and volume numbers stamped direct, dentelles gilt, crimson sprinkled edges; Folio.
Second Enlarged Edition. With four engraved titles by Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli and Teodoro Ver Cruys after Ruggieri, five vignette title-pages in crimson and black, four copper engraved vignettes, eight engraved initials of which three are copper engraved and five are woodcut, three portraits, double-page folding map of Florence, and two hundred and seventy-nine plates of which twenty-four are double-page and two hundred and fifty-five are single.
Provenance: Bookseller's ticket of Leo S. Olschki, Firenze [Olschki 15242]; engraved bookplate of Augustin Brentano [Millard Italian 118].
'Tres bel exemplaire'. A stunning copy of the second edition; scarce in such fine condition.
The first edition of this work 'Studio d'architettura civile' was published in Florence in three volumes in the years 1722, 1724 and 1728. The second edition, of which this is a copy, provides an additional volume of plates comprising reprinted publications of the 1730s; these are by several hands and consist of architectural drawings of Florence's cathedral and the Mediceo-Laurenziana Library. Ruggieri's impressive survey of the architecture of Florence was inspired by the Roman publisher Domenico de' Rossi's ‚ 'Studio d'architettura civile sopra gli ornamenti di porte e finestre tratti da alcune fabbriche insigni de Roma' which was published in Rome during the years 1702-1721. The work followed a similar format, with an elevation of the building preceding plates of architectural details and plans. Where the two works differ is Ruggieri's volumes provide measured illustrations of doorways, windows and related details from buildings in Florence while the illustrations in Domenico de' Rossi volumes are taken from buildings in Rome. Ruggieri's achievement is considered ultimately greater, since he succeeded in publishing two hundred and thirty-seven (1st edition or 1st 3 vols. 2nd edition) illustrative plates in less than half the period needed by de' Rossi. In addition, unlike de' Rossi, he drew and engraved most of the plates himself (1st edition or 1st 3 vols. 2nd edition). The plates are important in the history of architectural publication by being the first to provide accurate illustrations of architectural detail from public buildings, churches and palaces in Florence that had been designed by such notable architects as Michelangelo, Ammannati, Buontalenti and Vasari. Ruggieri's first major architectural commission was the remodelling of the facade of S. Filippo Neri (or Chiesa Nuova), Florence in c. 1715, which was followed by a commission from the Medici family to remodel the church of S. Felicita, Florence in 1736-1739. Concurrent with this, Ruggieri also rebuilt the Palazzo Sansedoni, Siena and the Collegiata Church, Empoli, and published a number of architectural works illustrated by his engravings of which ‚ÄòStudio d'architettura civile' is the most remarkable and highly regarded. Brunet IV, 1455; Cicognara 639; RIBA 2877; Berlin Cat 2690 (1755 edition).
Dimensions (height / length / width)
49.2cm / 13cm / 38cm
