‎CATANEO, Calimero ( ) - Guido FERRARI ( ) - Collegio di BRERA ( Milano - Societa Jesu ) :‎
‎De Nuptiis Ferdinandi Archiducis Austriae et M. Beatricis Atestinae Gratulatio Mediolani Habita in Instauratione Studiorum Collegii Braidensis S.J.‎

‎"7. Mediolani ( Milano ) , Typis Marellianis, 1772, in-4°, lv pp + (32) nn pp with 6 full page engravings (signed Jac. Mercorus). Re-bound in modern half leather, gilt title on smooth spine. Edges painted red. Nice crisp interior. The six full page engravings represent members of the Austrian imperial family as they were depicted at the Brera College (Collegio Braidensis ) to celebrate the marriage of Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d' Este (1750 - 1829) with Ferdinand of Austria (1754 - 1806), which took place in Milan 15th October 1771. According notes on pp. 326 of '' Teatri di Formazione ; actio, parola e immagine nella scena gesuitica del Sei-Settecento a Milano'' author Giovanna Zanlonghi, published in 2002 (Vita e Pensiero) the first part of the publication - the oratio- was written by Calimero Cataneo and pronounced at the College on Jan. 29th 1772. The last part of the book - with the illustrations- '' Inscriptiones ac Tabulae...'' were written by Guido Ferrari. See also De Backer -Sommervogel Vol. II col. 890."‎

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