Tratatto Su La Commedia Dell'arte, Ossia Improvvisa. Maschere Italiane, Ed Alcune Scene Del Carevale Di Roma
Valentini, Francesco
From Braiterman, Marilyn (ABAA member), New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 12, 1998
Quantity: 1From Braiterman, Marilyn (ABAA member), New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 12, 1998
Quantity: 1About this Item
Berlin: Guglielmo Wittich, 1826 .Bound with Abhandlung uber die comodie aus dem stegreif un die Italianische masken. Berline: Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich , 1826. 4to, half red levant and red linen covered boards; gilt decorated spine. Joints worn; text pages and the paper of the final two plates browned. Twenty superb and colored plates of characters and scenes of the commedia dell'arte, including Pantalone, Arlecchino, Smeraldina and a male and female Pulcinella (who evolved into the Punch of English Punch and Judy shows). An important text, complete in Italian and German as called for. "Comedy of the craft of improvisation" with masked types in specific roles in travelling companies performing on outside stages with minimal props. Begun in Italy in the 16th century and popular in Germany after the publication of Goethe's Romische Carneval in 1789. This improvised acting became a professional theatrical form with an established repertoire. Women's roles were played by women, which was standard on the Italian stage. Seller Inventory # 004464
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Title: Tratatto Su La Commedia Dell'arte, Ossia ...
Publisher: Wittich
Publication Date: 1826
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
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