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Repertorio di una compagnia della commedia dell'arte.

Title
Repertorio di una compagnia della commedia dell'arte.
Publication
Tuscany, Italy, approximately 1570.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. MS. 180Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 180.
Description
138 leaves, bound : paper, ink, watercolor, manuscript, illuminations; 205 x 265 mm
Alternative Title
Commedia dell'arte
Subject
  • Commedia dell'arte > Stories, plots, etc. > Early works to 1800
  • Commedia dell'arte > Pictorial works
  • Drawing, Italian > 16th century
  • Commedia dell'arte
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • Manuscripts, Italian > New York (State) > New York
  • Manuscripts, Italian
Genre/Form
  • Manuscripts – Italy – 16th century.
  • Comedies – Tuscany – Italy – 1580-1604.
  • Early works.
  • illuminated manuscripts.
  • Vellum bindings (Binding) – Italy – 16th century.
Note
  • No text in or on this manuscript, except for label on binding (using Italian). The paper is reinforced in many places, and has half-moon shaped cutouts along the outer margin.
  • Layout: No text; 117 water-color drawings of theatre characters, games etc.
  • Decoration: 117 water-color drawings of theatre characters, games, musicians and singers, etc.
  • Paper: Watermarks date this manuscript to 1569-1591, while costumes worn by actors correspond to the fashions of the 1580s as depicted elsewhere (acc. to Clubb).
Access (note)
  • Restricted use.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list
  • L.G. Clubb, "Italian Renaissance Theatre," in J.R. Brown, ed., Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre(1995)
Cite As (note)
  • NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 180
Language (note)
  • In Italian.
Binding (note)
  • Bound in contemporary vellum, with label reading "Libro dei Diavoli."
Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 180
OCLC
1347751565
Title
Repertorio di una compagnia della commedia dell'arte.
Imprint
Tuscany, Italy, approximately 1570.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Access
Restricted use. Requires permission for access.
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 907.
L.G. Clubb, "Italian Renaissance Theatre," in J.R. Brown, ed., Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre(1995) 107-41 - "Un repertorio illustrato per compagnie...," Lettere Italiane2 (1995), pp. 240-2. - Clubb's chapter in the Oxford History reproduces 12 pages of this manuscript.
Cite As:
NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 180
Language
In Italian.
Binding
Bound in contemporary vellum, with label reading "Libro dei Diavoli."
Source of description
Part of the description used is from Digital Scriptorium 1.0
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Place of Publication
Italy Tuscany.
Added Author
New York Public Libary. Manuscript. Spencer Coll. MS 180.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. MS. 180
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