Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia (Description of the Sacred Mount Alverno) 1612 Domenico Falcini Italian This book is a descriptive guide by Fra Lino Moroni to Monte della Vernia (today known as La Verna) in the Tuscan Appenines, published in Florence in 1612. Monte della Vernia was the retreat of Saint Francis of Assisi where in 1224 he stayed for forty days meditating and fasting. It was at Monte della Vernia where he had the vision of an angel carrying the crucified Christ, which led to his experiencing the stigmata. Bound in vellum with the title 'Monte di Vernia' inked on this spi
Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia (Description of the Sacred Mount Alverno) 1612 Domenico Falcini Italian This book is a descriptive guide by Fra Lino Moroni to Monte della Vernia (today known as La Verna) in the Tuscan Appenines, published in Florence in 1612. Monte della Vernia was the retreat of Saint Francis of Assisi where in 1224 he stayed for forty days meditating and fasting. It was at Monte della Vernia where he had the vision of an angel carrying the crucified Christ, which led to his experiencing the stigmata. Bound in vellum with the title 'Monte di Vernia' inked on this spine, the book contains 26 prints with letterpress descriptions after designs by Jacopo Ligozzi, who according to Fra Lino Moroni, visited Monte della Vernia with him in 1607. The etchings are by Raffaello Schiaminossi and the engravings are by Domenico Falcini. According to Carmen Bambach this edition is missing one or two plates (An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection: Corregio to Tiepolo,The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010, ). The plates in this album include the following:Unnumbered folio 1: Saint Francis of Assisi three quarter length set within a cartouche surrounded by trophies of arms and heraldic devices by Domenico Falcini after Jacopo LigozziUnnumbered folio 2: Dedication from Fra Lino Moroni to Monsignor Arcivescovo di Monreale (June 1612)Unnumbered folio 3: Address to the readerPlate A: Description with a title, legend, and fold-out print of three sheets depicting Monte della Vernia from the Road of Casentino, by Schiaminossi (; )Plate B: Description with a title, legend, and print depicting the Well of Saint Francis, by FalciniPlate C: Description with a title, legend, and print depicting the Holy Mountain where Saint Francis encountered the flock of birds, by Schiaminossi (; )Plate D: Description with a title, legend, and fold-out print of two sheets depicting a cut-away view of t
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