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<dl><dd>The 60 biographies are each accompanied by a port. In addition, there are 2 frontispieces (a view of the Pantheon and a port. of Eugenio Bonaparte), as well as 7 leaves of Napoleonic medals following the 7-page "Descrizione delle medaglie dettata da G. Cattaneo."</dd>
<dd>Although the imprint date on the t.p. of v. 1 is 1812, the added t.p. preceding the first of the biographies has a date of 1820, like v. 2</dd>
<dd>"Indice generale delle vite e ritratti d'illustri Italiani nell'ordine con cui furono pubblicati"--Final leaf of v. 2. Lists draughtsmen and engravers of the ports., and authors of the biographies</dd>
<dd>Giuseppe Longhi drew or engraved 26 of the 60 ports., as well as the port. of Eugenio Bonaparte. Giuseppe Bossi was responsible for 11 of the ports</dd>
<dd>Binding: marbled paper over boards, quarter vellum. Black leather spine labels with gold-tooled titles: VITE E RITRATTI / D'ILLUSTRI / ITALIANI / 1[2]</dd>
<dd>2 volumes, 68 unnumbered leaves of plates : c34 cm</dd>
<dd>Unpaged</dd>
<dd>Although the imprint date on the title page of volume 1 is 1812, the added title page preceding the first of the biographies has a date of 1820, like volume 2</dd>
<dd>The 60 biographies are each accompanied by a port. In addition, there are 2 frontispieces (a view of the Pantheon and a port. of Eugenio Bonaparte), as well as 7 leaves of Napoleonic medals following the 7-page "Descrizione delle medaglie dettata da G. Cattaneo", which precedes the biographies</dd>
<dd>Biographies are in alphabetical order</dd>
<dd>"Indice generale della vite e ritratti d'illustri Italiani nellcordine con cui furono pubblicati." Final leaf of volume 2. Lists biography, painter of the portrait, woodcut artist, and writer of the biography</dd>
<dd>Large paper edition</dd>
<dd>Giuseppe Longhi drew or engraved 26 of the 60 portraits, as well as the port. of Eugenio Bonaparte. Giuseppe Bossi was responsible for 11 of the ports</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Bettoni, Nicolò; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Italy -- Biography; Italy</div>
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<dl><dd>Longhi, Giuseppe, 1766-1831</dd>
<dd>Bossi, Giuseppe</dd></dl></div>
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