Main entry:

Milizia, Francesco, 1725-1798.

Title & Author:

Del teatro.

Publication:

Venezia : Presso Giambatista Pasquali, 1773.

Description:

viii, 100 pages : VI folded plates (including plans) ; 26 cm

Notes:
By Francesco Milizia. See Melzi.
Engraved title vignette (printer's device). Plate V signed by Marco Sebastiano Giampiccoli.
Dedication signed: Giambatista Pasquali.
First edition published 1771. cf. Pref. According to Melzi (Diz. di opere anon. e pseudon. III, 129) the 1st edition appeared in 1772 at Rome. There were several other editions, including one entitled "Discorso sul teatro" (Venice, 1789) and one, published under the author's name, entitled "Trattato completo, formale e materiale del teatro" (Venice, 1794).
Cicognara, 766
Melzi, G. Anonime e pseudonime, III, p. 129

Subject:

Theater Early works to 1800.
Drama Early works to 1800.
Opera Early works to 1800.
Theaters Designs and plans History 18th century.
Théâtre Ouvrages avant 1800.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire) Ouvrages avant 1800.
Théâtres Dessins et plans Histoire 18e siècle.
Theaters.
Drama.
Opera.
Theater.

Form/genre:

Etchings (prints) Italy 18th century.
History.
Early works.

Added entries:

Pasquali, Giovanni Battista.
Giampiccoli, Marco Sebastiano, 1737-1809.
Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Italy Venice.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage 139060
Call No.: 8783
Status: Available