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DOMENY DE RIENZI Grégoire Louis
OCEANIA.
O quinta parte del mondo. Rivista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia, sui resultati dei viaggi e delle scoperte dell'Autore e de' suoi predecessori e colle nuove classificazioni e divisioni di quelle contrade. Traduzione di A. Francesco Falconetti, adorna di trecentododici incisioni. Antonelli, Venezia, 1838-1843. In-8 (mm. 232x146), 3 volumi, mz. pelle coeva (piatti con abrasioni), fregi e titolo oro al dorso, pp. (4),416; (4),411; (4),624; testo su due colonne; molto ben illustrato da 294 (su 312) tavole numerate e inc. in rame, di cui 5 (a noi mancanti) sono carte geografiche (del Borneo, della Melanesia, della Polinesia e Micronesia, della Malesia, dell'Oceania in genere). Le pregevoli tavole, poste al fine del 1° e 2° vol., raffigurano: vedute, usi e costumi, sculture, ritratti dei nativi, templi, flora e fauna locali, strumenti musicali, ecc. Le pp. 81-84 del I vol. sono di trascrizione musicale (con tanto di notazione) di canti malesi, giavanesi, melanesiani e polinesiani e le pp. 278-79 contengono lo "Schizzo d'un prospetto poliglotto comparativo di 21 lingue e specialmente delle lingue tzengari ed altre che derivano dal sanscrito". Tavole dei capitoli sono poste al fine dell'ultimo volume."Prima versione italiana", di A. F. Falconetti.L'autore fu gran viaggiatore in Oceania e in Oriente, letterato, geografo, deputato e membro di accademie francesi, inglesi e italiane.L'opera fa parte della Collana L'Universo o storia e descrizione di tutti i popoli, ecc.. Cfr. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages, n. 485 per l'ediz. francese del 1836-37: Domeny de Rienzi (1789-1843) gathered a particularly important collection of material on Malaysia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia. The work contains a thorough discussion of the area's peoples, natural history, geography, and commerce, as well as the history of its exploration. This edition also contains handsome illustrations and maps. Prime 160 tavole con aloni; testo pressochè intonso e ben conservato.
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5 book(s) with the same title
Oceania
Brunt, Peter and Nicholas Thomas ed.: Oceania. Exhibition: London, Royal Academy and Paris, MusÃe du Quai Branly, 2018. 327 pages, illustrated fully in colour throughout. Paperback. 30 x 24.5cms. The catalogue for the exhibition at the Royal Academy and the MusÃe du Quai Branly on art from Oceania. It includes historically overlooked objects, including painted and woven textiles, elaborate wicker assemblages, and eloquently sculpted vessels, alongside works by artists working in the region today.
The catalogue for the exhibition at the Royal Academy and the MusÃe du Quai Branly on art from Oceania. It includes historically overlooked objects, including painted and woven textiles, elaborate wicker assemblages, and eloquently sculpted vessels, alongside works by artists working in the region today. Text in English
Brunt, Peter, Nicholas Thomas, Sean Mallon, Lissant Bolton, Deidre Brown
Reference : 120972
(2012)
ISBN : 9780500239018
Art in Oceania. A New History
Brunt, Peter, Nicholas Thomas, Sean Mallon, Lissant Bolton, Deidre Brown: Art in Oceania. A New History. Thames & Hudson, 2012. 536 pages, 507 colour illustrations. Scarce. Very good used condition with clean dust jacket and minor highlighting on some pages. Hardback. 28 x 25cms. Overview of the history and development of Oceanic art and culture, from the earliest human settlements in Near Oceania to the globalization of Pacific art in the twentieth century. Chronologically charting a variety of pacific cultures and their practices, from those of the Highlands of New Guinea to the atolls of Micronesia and the furthest reaches of Polynesian settlements in New Zealand and Easter Island.
Overview of the history and development of Oceanic art and culture, from the earliest human settlements in Near Oceania to the globalization of Pacific art in the twentieth century. Chronologically charting a variety of pacific cultures and their practices, from those of the Highlands of New Guinea to the atolls of Micronesia and the furthest reaches of Polynesian settlements in New Zealand and Easter Island. Text in English
Fine arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.
Aiguablava (Spain): John Giltsoff, [2005] in-4, 48 pages, 24 illustrations. Broché, couverture illustrée. Catalogue d'exposition d'art tribal, Kaos Parcours des Mondes 2005.
Fine arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. (Aiguablava (Spain): John Giltsoff, [2005]) [M.C.: art tribal]
Sotheby's, New York. May 14, 2018 [14/05/2018]. Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas.
New York: Sotheby's, 2018 in-4, 188 pages, illustrations, 190 lots, broché, bon état.
Sotheby's, New York. May 14, 2018 [14/05/2018]. Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. (New York: Sotheby's, 2018) [M.C.: catalogue de vente / auction catalogue, Art tribal, art précolombien]
Sotheby's, New York February 4 and 5, 1997 [4 & 5/2/1997]. Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Including Pre-Columbian, American Indian, African and Oceanic Works of Art, Colonial and 19th Century Latin American Paintings, Silver and furnitures.
New York: Sotheby's, 1997 in-4, 164 pages n. ch., illustrations, 732 lots. Broché, bon état.
Sotheby's, New York February 4 and 5, 1997 [4 & 5/2/1997]. Art of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Including Pre-Columbian, American Indian, African and Oceanic Works of Art, Colonial and 19th Century Latin American Paintings, Silver and furnitures. (New York: Sotheby's, 1997) [M.C.: catalogue de vente / auction catalogue, Art tribal, Afrique, Océanie, Amérique (art colonial), mobilier africain, masques, or, RCI]
