Tivoli illustrata proposta ai giovani della medesima città.

MICHELETTI, Giacomo Lolli. Descriptive guide to Tivoli.

Verlag: Rome, Mordacchini, 1818

Beschreibung

Micheletti, Giacomo Lolli. Tivoli illustrata proposta ai giovani della medesima città. Rome, Mordacchini, 1818. 8vo. 123 + (l)pp. Contemporary crushed morocco, richly decorated in gilt, edges gilt; front cover lightly scuffed. Tivoli s ancient and glorious history is set out for the edification of the young of the city. The author promotes ideals of tradition, ancient ancestry, authority and hospitality (Tivoli was a refuge - for Zenobia of Palmyra, for Pope Nicholas V (d.1455) against the plague in Rome). The work is dedicated to Pope Pius VII (r. 1800-23) who was captured by Napoleon but on his release (1814) restored to acclaim the Church s authority. The town is celebrated as a chosen site by the gods (the Sibylline Temple), as supreme support of Rome and Roman civilization (six Tiburtines became Roman consuls; Tucca and Varo, poets of Tivoli preserve Virgil s Aeneid), 14 Cardinals chose it as their home between 1528 and 1691. It was in Tivoli that Ignatius Loyola received confirmation of his order from Pope Paul III in 1539 (the Society of Jesus was revived in 1814 having been abolished in 1773). The building of the magnificent Palazzo Comunitativo (1748), the restoration of the Via di Carciano, the town walls and bridges, with the departure of Austrian and Spanish troops from Tivoli in 1750, sees renewal of the town s prestige for both citizens and foreigners. With armorial bookplate of John Waldie, library stamp and shelf mark. In very good condition; printed on thick paper. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1078

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Titel: Tivoli illustrata proposta ai giovani della ...

Verlag: Rome, Mordacchini

Erscheinungsdatum: 1818

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket Included