Sartori, C. (1990 - 1994) I libretti italiani a stampa dalle origini al 1800.
Catalogo analitico con 16 indici , Cuneo, Bertola & Locatelli Editori, 7 volumes in-4°.
Catalogo analitico con 16 indici , Cuneo, Bertola & Locatelli Editori, 7 volumes in-4°.
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The ‘Catalogo Sartori’ describes Italian librettos of operas, intermezzos, oratorios, balls, feasts, serenades and the like.
In this work, the cataloguing of the most famous collections (Washington, Bruxelles, London, Milan, Venice, Rome, etc...) are integrated with new and unpublished data gathered in more than three hundreds libraries all over the world.
The first 5 volumes include more than 25,000 records and titles which present, with great clarity, all the available data, also referenced in the Indexes.
The work includes an extensive bibliographic reference and, in the footnotes, the abbreviation of the libraries (Italian or international) that own the original source.
In this work, the cataloguing of the most famous collections (Washington, Bruxelles, London, Milan, Venice, Rome, etc...) are integrated with new and unpublished data gathered in more than three hundreds libraries all over the world.
The first 5 volumes include more than 25,000 records and titles which present, with great clarity, all the available data, also referenced in the Indexes.
The work includes an extensive bibliographic reference and, in the footnotes, the abbreviation of the libraries (Italian or international) that own the original source.
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Vol. I (A-B) pages XLIII, 452
Vol. II (C-D) pages XL, 446 Vol. III (E-K) pages XL, 526 Vol. IV (L-Q) pages XL, 496 Vol. V (R-Z) pages XL, 576 Click here to download Volumes 1-5 Sample |
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Incomparable value is added by the 16 indexes grouped in two volumes.
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Indexes - Volume I (pages XX, 574):
Indexes - Volume II (pages 688):
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It is worth to point out that the indexes of cities of performance, librettists, composers and singers do not merely show a reference to the main record in the volumes but they include again all the data, increasing the easiness of consultation.
For instance, for every city of performance the following data are specified:
- Day of performance,
- Title of the opera,
- Venue (theatre, church, palace and so forth).
- Day of performance,
- City of performance,
- Character,
- Title of the opera.
A particular point of interest of this majestic catalogue is the choice of Dedication and Advices, included in the records by Professor Claudio Sartori whenever possible, in order to clarify or highlight elements of particular historical and cultural significance.