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13 - FLORIMI, Matteo. [COLLECTION OF 17 PLATES OF VIEWS].
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Estimate €5,000 - €7,000
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FLORIMI, Matteo. [COLLECTION OF 17 PLATES OF VIEWS]. SIENNE, ca. 1600 Folio of 17 engraved plates, formerly numbered in brown ink in the upper right-hand corner (gaps). Fragmentary binding in period parchment with flap, of which only the parchment of the lower cover remains, large circular hole at the bottom of the lower cover affecting 4 plates. Some plates detached, some affected by large tears and wetness, margins and edges frayed, the last plate is incomplete. A fine impression. Handwritten bookplate on verso of view of Palermo "Ex Libris B.M. de S [an] cto Sulpitio". Rare illustrated bound set of 17 cavalier perspective views published in Siena by Matteo Florimi. The collection includes 10 plates illustrating Italian cities: Palermo, Messina, Bologna, La Nobiliss.a Citta di Piacenza, Sena Vetus Civitas Virginis, La Famosa Citta D'Ancona, Pisa, Perusia Augusta, Fiorenza, Pavia; the other plates illustrated are: Algeri (Algiers), Valletta Citta Nova di Malta (Valletta), Moscovia (Moscow), Marsilia (Marseille), Sevilla (Seville), Cairus, quae olim Babylon; Aegypti Maxima Urbs (Cairo), La Cuccagna. Descrittione del Gran Paese de Cuccagna dove que piu Dorme piu Guadagna (the land of Cocagne). These captioned town plans or cavalier views from the late 16th century offer a detailed view of the towns, thanks to the accompanying legend, and give a complete overview of the urban landscape, including important buildings, streets and geographical indications. Matteo Florimi or Florimj, Florini, Florino (Polistena, c. 1540 - Siena, 1613). A publisher and dealer in books and prints of Calabrian origin, Florimi was active in Siena, where he opened a workshop in the Banchi district in 1581. Florimi produced prints of numerous cities and territories around the world, which were never designed for him, but were borrowed from pre-existing engravings or maps published by other printers. In the second half of the sixteenth century, he demonstrated a forward-looking vision by devoting himself to producing city views that were as accurate as possible. Florimi copied maps by Antonio Lafreri, Claude Duchet and Abraham Ortelius. As for his cartographic work, in 1600 Matteo Florimi called the Flemish engraver Arnoldo degli Arnoldi to work in his studio with the promise of higher remuneration than that offered by Giovanni Antonio Magini, with whom the artist was collaborating. Florimi's offer angered Magini, who, without naming him, described him as an "envious forger" for having stolen such a talented cartographer. The collaboration between Florimi and Arnoldi lasted just two years (1600-1602), but it was a fruitful one: together they published the Stato di Siena, the Choronografia Tusciae, the Nuova descrittione della Lombardia, Europa, America and the Descrittione Universale della Terra. A full description of all the maps is available online at lucienparis.com
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