Francesco Maria Lanzi - La Lombardia - 1977

Lombardy

Curated by Francesco Maria Lanzi
Foreword by Alberto Arbasino
Publisher: Editalia - Edizioni d'Italia, Rome
Year of publication: December 1977 (MCMLXXVII)
Print run: Limited numbered edition (Copy No. 248)

Details and features of the edition:
Monumental work of historical, artistic, and bibliophilic value dedicated to the Lombardy region, published by Editalia.
Binding: In a fine full leather/editorial brown leather with raised bands on the spine, rich geometric insets and inscriptions stamped in golden pewter.
Cover: Displays the Milano coat of arms embossed on a bronze plaque minted by the Officina Nuccitelli of Rome on a plastic maquette by sculptor Vico Consorti.
Paper and Printing: Printed on special paper supplied by MEC Carta at the P. U. G. Typographia – Pontificia Università Gregoriana of Rome.
Case: Binding equipped with an elegant rigid protective case in coordinated tone.
Iconographic apparatus: Richly illustrated in the text and outside the text with reproductions by the Zincotipia Papi of Rome of antique prints, topographic plans (including a historical view of Milan), contemporary engravings, historiated initial letters, and coats of arms (including the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy with Napoleon Bonaparte), drawn from the collections of the Civic Museums of Milan, Bergamo, Mantua, and the Bertarelli Collection.

Book conditions:
General state: In excellent condition / like new.
Pages: 280 + 3, Clean, fresh, perfectly preserved without tears, writings, or noticeable foxing.
Binding: Solid and well-secured.
Back and Case: In excellent structural and aesthetic condition, with gold lettering perfectly bright and legible.