Turin, Gênes, Milan, Pise, Bologne
Bound volume
Unidentified
Maker
Turin, Gênes, Milan, Pise, Bologne
ca. 1873
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Overall: 16 13/16 × 22 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (42.7 × 56.5 × 4.8 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
DescriptionAlbum containing commercial photographs of architecture, monuments and works of art in the area museums of the Italian cities of Turin (10), Genoa (9), Milan (14) Pisa (7), and Bologna (4). Captions describing each scene are printed in the photographs. Many images are also accompanied by captions inscribed in pencil on their mounts. Plates have all been cut out of binding. Most images are in good condition. Print sizes range from one CDV of a hooded penitent to large format overviews of the city. Album is bound in red leather with debossed gold lettering on the spine.
Inscriptions Debossed in gold on spine, C: TURIN \ GÊNES \ MILAN \ PISE \ BOLOGNE
Printed in black on title page, C: TURIN – GÊNES – MILAN \ PISE – BOLOGNE
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) inside back cover, TRC: Poussin - Paris - 7-1949 \ IIERYr- \ Boyer \ Very fine wet plate photos \ rare such -
Printed in black on title page, C: TURIN – GÊNES – MILAN \ PISE – BOLOGNE
Inscribed in pencil (in Boyer's hand) inside back cover, TRC: Poussin - Paris - 7-1949 \ IIERYr- \ Boyer \ Very fine wet plate photos \ rare such -
