1714 ❧ CASOTTI, GIOVAMBATTISTA. 1669-1737. Memorie istoriche della miracolosa immagine di Maria Vergine dell'Impruneta. Florence: Giuseppe Manni, 1714. 4to (247 x 180 mm). Engraved vignette on title, engraved frontispiece and 10 folding plates after Cosimo Mogalli and Allesandro Saller; woodcut and engraved initials, chapter heads and endpieces. Intermittent staining, some tears to margins of plates, occasionally neatly repaired. Contemporary mottled calf, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Spine rubbed with some worming to top compartment, minor scratches and rubbing to boards. Provenance: Libreria Capponi (manuscript exlibris on title). Complete with the elusive, large and spectacular plates of the procession and Pitti Palace. This festivity took place in front of the Pitti Palace in Florence in 1711. The plates show a fine view of the whole structure, as well as the procession, views and plans of the Florentine church of Santa Maria Impruneta. Berlin Kat. 2688; Gamba 2190; Brunet I, 1615. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing