Superb 1880s album of albumen prints of Milan, Verona and Venice

Photographs by V Florianello, Giacomo Brogi and Fratelli Alinari

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Hardback, large oblong bound in pebbled cloth. Upper board with gilt date of 1900 to upper left, and gilt initials and coronet (C.K.D.) to lower right. Page edges dyed red. 27.5 × 39cm.

A wonderful album of 21 albumen prints of Milan, Verona and Venice, each full page and pasted in recto only (the verso being blank throughout the book), and a further 21 smaller images over five pages. It is undated but records suggest the dates of the images are between 1880 and 1900. Of the albumen prints, three are by Edizioni Brogi, four by V Florianello of Verona, and 14 by Fratelli Alinari (three brothers, Leopodo, Guiseppe, and Romualdo). There is no indication of the photographer of the smaller images but as they are bound in after each of the named photographers sections, perhaps they are also by them. The following is a list of images, the measurements given after the titles. They are a mixture of landscape and portrait. There are 39 images in total.

1. 3817a MILANO, Piazza del Duomo (Edizioni Brogi) 25 × 19cm.

2. 3881 MILANO, Dettaglio della Cattedrale (Edizione Brogi) 19 × 25cm.

3. 5979 MILANO, (Cattedrale) Crociera vista dal lato meridionale (Edizione Brogi) 19 × 25cm.

4. Four small original photographic prints of Italian architecture and street scenes, each 5.5 × 8cm.

5. (Ed. Alinari) 13823. VENEZIA – R Accademia di Bella Arti. Ancona con la Vergine, il Bambino e Santi. (Bart. Vivarini).

6. Five small original photographic prints of Italian houses, street scene, church, lake and cattle and cart. Each 5.5 × 8cm.

7. Piazza Erbe. Magazzino Fotographie Arche Scaligere. V Florianello, Verona. A superb Italian square scene, with people walking and standing around. 25 × 20cm.

8. Piazza Dante.Magazzino Fotographie Arche Scaligere. V Florianello, Verona. 25 × 20cm.

9. Scala della Ragione. Magazzino Fotographie Arche Scaligere. V Florianello, Verona. 26 × 20cm.

10. Tombe Scaligere. Magazzino Fotographie Arche Scaligere. V Florianello, Verona. 19 × 25.5cm.

11. Three small original photographic prints of church architecure. Each 5.5 × 8cm.

12. (Ed. Alinari) 12399. VENEZIA – Il Canal Grande col Palazzo Cavallo, cra Franchetti e la Chiesa della Salute. 19.5 × 25cm. With gondolas on the canal.

13. (Ed. Alinari) 12565. VENEZIA – Palazzo detto la Ca d'Oro (Stile gotico, XIV Secolo). 20 × 25.5cm.

14. (Ed. Alinari) 12640. VENEZIA – Il Ponte di Rialto. (Antonio Da Ponte 1588–92) 19.5 × 25cm. With gondolas and people on the canalside.

15. (Ed. Alinari) 12585. VENEZIA – Rio di Santa Marina visto dal Ponte dell'Erbe. 25 × 19cm.

16. (Ed. Alinari) 12347b. VENEZIA – Piazza e Basilica di S. Marco (Dal X al XV secolo). 25.5 × 19cm.

17. (Ed. Alinari) 13722. VENEZIA – Basilica di S Marco. Storia di Caino ed Abele – S Clemente, musaico di una lunetta nell'atrio (XIII secolo). 19.5 × 24.5cm.

18. (Ed. Alinari) 12378. VENEZIA – Basilica di S Marco. Undettaglio dell'Interno (XII secolo). 18.5 × 24.5cm.

19. (Ed. Alinari) 12927. VENEZIA – Basilica di S Marco. Gran pilastro della volta maggiore (XII secolo?). 25 × 19cm.

20. (Ed. Alinari) 12575. VENEZIA – Porta detta della Carta. (Giovanni e Bartolommeo Bon). 25 × 19cm.

21. (Ed. Alinari) 12588. VENEZIA – Palazzo Ducale. Loggia o Portico superiore (Giov., Bart. E Pantaleone Bon). 19.5 × 24.5cm. A wonderful image of a single figure looking over the lagoon.

22. (Ed. Alinari) 12641. VENEZIA – Il Ponte dei Sospiri (Antonio Contino?) 25 × 19.5cm.

23. (Ed. Alinari) 12541. VENEZIA – Campo dei SS. Giovanni e Paolo – Monumento al Generale Colleoni (A Verrocchio). 25 × 18.5cm.

24. (Ed. Alinari) 12533. VENEZIA – Laguna con barche di Pescadori. 19 × 24.5cm.

25. Three small original photographic prints of Venetain architectural features. Each 8 × 5.5cm.

26. Three small original photographic prints of the Venetian canal and gondoliers. Each 8 × 5.5cm.

Condition

The album is in overall good condition. There is some scuffing to the spine, a small area of white marking to the upper board (upper right, by the gilt date), and some light, general fading. The inner binding is secure. The images are all in good condition, most are very clear, with one or two having light fading. The images are mounted on thick card and a few of the pages have foxing to the edges, the heaviest being on the last but one page of smaller photographic prints.

Further images are available on request.

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