Manetti, Xavier (1723-1784) Five Engraved Ornithological Prints.

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Manetti, Xavier (1723-1784) Five Engraved Ornithological Prints. [from] Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli Trattata con Metodo e Adornata di Figure Intagliate in Rame e Miniate al Naturale, Florence, 1767-1776. Five hand-colored copper-plate engravings, including the following: Succiacapre, o Nottola d'America [nightjar, plate C]; Corvo Imperiale [the common raven, plate CXLIII]; Tordo comune [song thrush, plate CCXC]; Merlo [albino blackbird, plate CCCII]; and Marangone di becco [European shag, a comorant, plate DIII]; all nicely matted and framed, 22 x 19 in. (5)
Estimate $400-600


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