Felsina Pittrice. Vite de' Pittori Bolognesi alla Maesta Christianissima di Luigi XIII..

2 vols., (XIV) 581, (II), 606 pp. text on the history of painting in northern Italy through the Baroque, index, numerous woodcut plates throughout showing portraits of artists, coats of arms, family trees, etc. Some very slight foxing, a few minor stains, and a few early notations in ink in margins. Large 8vo. Early vellum-backed boards, gilt details, very sl. rubbed at extremities. Bologna (Domenico Barbieri) 1678. Cicognara 23. First edition of this outstanding source for the history of painting in Bologna and its environs.