75 1740 Autographs and manuscripts Zappi G 18th cent
75 1740 Autographs and manuscripts  Zappi G  18th cent
75 1740 Autographs and manuscripts  Zappi G  18th cent
75 1740 Autographs and manuscripts  Zappi G  18th cent
75/1740 [Autographs and manuscripts]. Zappi, G. (18th cent.). "A Giochino Rossini Maestro Di Musici Modi Esempio Di Natura Prodiga De suoi Doni Instancabile Nella Fatua Immortale Nella Gloria Amabile Per Creanza Di Costumi Esempio Anche Piu Raro In Chi La Fortuna Si Meschio Col. Valore Congratulando Al Giorno Del Nome Di Lui G.Z." AUTOGRAPH SIGNED POEM headed (by Zappi?) "Intorno all' Opera Sacra Il Mose di Rossini", pen and ink, (8)p. (incl. blank verso of dedication), n.d. (±1820).

- Sl. creased; previously folded twice.

= Dedication monogrammed, all other leaves signed. Girolamo Zappi was a poet, but his main claim to fame rests in his work as librettist and friend of Rossini. He wrote the libretto of La Nascita del Re di Roma. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIV.

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