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Book/Printed MaterialCuriosités bibliographiques. Cover title. The editions of the various volumes are limited to 200 to 500 copies; all copies numbered. Bound irregularly. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1938 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy volumes 1-4 have bookplates of G. Spach. Volume 1 also has bookplate of Lucius Wilmerding. LC copy: bound with 3 issues (6...
- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Lemonnyer, Jules - Spach, G. - Wilmerding, Lucius
- Date: 1879
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Book/Printed MaterialNvove inventioni di balli, opera vaghissima ... nella quale si danno i giusti modi del ben portar la vita, e di accommodarsi con ogni leggiadria di mouimento alle creanze e gratie d'amore. ...
Nuove inventioni di balli Originally published as Le gratie d'amore in 1602, this manual is considered one of them most valuable and diverse primary sources on Italian court dance. Divided into three parts, the first part illuminates the career and students of dancing master Cesare Negri (ca. 1536-ca. 1604; also known as Il Trombone); the second is devoted to the era's most virtuosic dance type, the galliard; and...- Contributor: Bordone, Girolamo - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Negri, Cesare - Cappuccini Dell'immacolata Concezione (Naples, Italy). Biblioteca - G. Bordone - Pallavicini, Leone - Della Rovere, Giovanni Mauro - Clement XII
- Date: 1604
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Book/Printed MaterialAbbregé de la nouvelle methode, dans l'art d'écrire ou de traçer toutes sortes, de danses de ville ... mise au jour par le Sr. Rameau ... Ouvrage très utile pour toutes personnes ...
Abregé de la nouv. choregraphie | Seconde partie contenant douze des plus belles danses de Monsieur Pecour The first part of this manual discusses performance of various steps including demi coupé, coupé, bourée, chassé, and pirouette. Through the use of text and tables, Rameau also provides discussion on an improved and simplified version of Feuillet notation, the eighteenth-century system of recording dances. The second part of the text consists of notations for twelve duets choreographed by French dancer and choreographer, Guillaume-Louis...- Contributor: Chez L'auteur, Faubourg St Germain [Etc - Pécourt, Guillaume Louis - Orléans, Philippine Élisabeth D - Hoff, G. Whitney (Grace Whitney) - Rameau, Pierre - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1725
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Book/Printed MaterialThe mysteries of nature and art, conteined in 4 severall tretises.
Mysteryes of natvre and art Title page engraved. Books 2-4 have special title pages that state printing was by Thomas Harper. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1480 English Short Title Catalogue, S122341 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LAC tnb 2020-09-15 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-02-24 update (1 card)- Contributor: Levis, Howard Coppuck - Mab, Ralph - Harper, Thomas - Bate, John - Jackson, John - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1634
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Book/Printed MaterialLe diverse et artificiose machine Text alternately in Italian (italic letter) and French (roman letter). Signatures: *⁸2*⁸a-s⁸t⁶u-z⁸A-D⁸E-K⁽⁴⁾⁽²⁾, L⁶M-Q⁽⁴⁾⁽²⁾, R-X⁸Y⁴Z²2A²2B⁸2C-2F⁽⁴⁾⁽²⁾,2G-2K⁽⁶⁾⁽²⁾. Engraved title; verso of t.p. is engraved port. of Ramelli. Each page of text and plates within ornamental type frame; initials, corner- and tail-pieces. There are 194 plates (numbered 195 but 148 and 149 are combined as one illustration). Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1086 Adams R52 Also...
- Contributor: Patent Office Deposit Collection (Library of Congress) - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Ramelli, Agostino
- Date: 1588
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Book/Printed MaterialSchatzkammer mechanischer Künste, Illustrations re-engraved by Andreas Bretschneider. Translation of: Le diverse et artificiose machine. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1313 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC scc 2019-02-01 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-02-02 update (1 card)
- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Grosse, Henning - Bretschneider, Andreas - Ramelli, Agostino
- Date: 1620
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