CALLOT, J. Balli di Sfessania. Lpz., G.H. Brinckmann, (1921). W. 24 reprods. 12º-obl. Cont. h. vellum. Printed in a lim. ed. of 500 numb. copies, our copy nr. 452. - V. MANHEIMER. Die Balli von Jacques Callot Ein Essay. Potsdam, 1921. (2), 64, (4) pp. 12º-obl. Or. marbled brds. - Tog. in (a bit stained) slipcase. Callot's original series of twenty-four plates was most likely published in Nancy around 1622, after compositions designed in Florence. The figures are to be identified as street-performers engaged in a dance called 'Sfessania'. Sfessania is a Neapolitan dialect word for a moresca dance, including elements of a local Neapolitan dance and song, the 'Lucia Canazza'.
CALLOT, J. Balli di Sfessania. Lpz., G.H. Brinckmann, (1921). W. 24 reprods. 12º-obl. Cont. h. vellum. Printed in a lim. ed. of 500 numb. copies, our copy nr. 452. - V. MANHEIMER. Die Balli von Jacques Callot Ein Essay. Potsdam, 1921. (2), 64, (4) pp. 12º-obl. Or. marbled brds. - Tog. in (a bit stained) slipcase. Callot's original series of twenty-four plates was most likely published in Nancy around 1622, after compositions designed in Florence. The figures are to be identified as street-performers engaged in a dance called 'Sfessania'. Sfessania is a Neapolitan dialect word for a moresca dance, including elements of a local Neapolitan dance and song, the 'Lucia Canazza'.
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