Solyman the Magnificent going to Mosque : from a series of engravings on wood published by Domenico de'Franceschi at Venice in MDLXIII. / [Edited by Sir William Stirling Maxwell. With descriptive text]
RA Collection: Book
Record number
12/3817
Imprint
[Florence ; Edinburgh]: Privately printed at Florence & Edinburgh for Sir William Stirling Maxwell, MDCCCLXXVII
Physical Description
[8] p., 9 double leaves of plates: illus., ports.; 520 mm.
General Note
The title-page has red rules and the head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials of the text are printed in red.
Provenance
The book was presented to the Royal Academy by the editor. Pasted on the verso of the front endpaper is a letter dated August 7th, 1877, from Maxwell to S. R. Hart R.A., the Librarian, enclosed with The entry of the Emperor Charles V. into the city of Bologna on the fifth of November MDXXIX [see 12/3816] stating he had hoped to have also included this work [Solyman The Magnificent ...] at the same time, but it was still with the binders. However, on the Presentation Page (p.[ii], the verso of the half-title) the work is inscribed within a decorative border by the editor, 'Presented / to The Library of the Royal Academy / by the Editor / William Stirling Maxwell. / Keir. Octr. 18th 1877.'
Copy Note
At the foot of the Preface [p. v] the editor states that "The impression of this work consists of only one hundred copies".
Binding Note
Green paper boards printed in black with bevelled edges; green leather spine lettered in black, 'Solyman · The · Magnificent · Going · To · Mosque · MDLXIII ·'.
Name as Subject
Subject
Wood-engraving, Italian 16th century
