statement of responsibility: a Iosepho Xaverio Poli

3 volumes in 4, leaves of plates : 52 cm

Issued in fascicles

"Tomus tertius, pars prima posthuma. Cum additamentis et adnotationibus Stephani delle Chiaje M.D. ..."--Title page of tomus 3, part 1

"Testacea vtriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis illustrata a Stephano delle Chiaje. Tomus tertius pars altera Parnae 1827"--Title page of tomus 3, part 2

Imprint of Tomus 3: Parmae : Ex ducali typographico, MDCCCXXVI [1827]

Tomus 3 is in 2 parts. The 2nd part of tomus 3 has 56 pages, with the text ending abruptly. According to the British Museum (Natural History) catalog, "The work was to have been completed in two or more fasciculi, but these, seemingly, never appeared."

"Monitus ad lectores. Etsi in praefatione hujus operis dictum sit, opus universum in duos tomos redigi posse, tamen tomum primum, ne mole sua nimis praegravaret, in binos divisimus; ideoque totum opus in tres tomos dispertire oportuit" --Tomus 2, page [3] (1st group, that is, the page headed "Parergi ...")

"De vita praestantissimi equitis Iosephi Xaverii Polii Plinii Neapolitani pauca": Tomus 3, part 1, pages [i]-xx (2nd group)

Some of the engraved head- and tail-pieces are signed: M. di Pietro inv. et sculp.; A. [or F.?] Fergola pinx.; Evang. Ferrari inv.; Dom. Cagnoni sculp

The leaves of plates are signed by numerous illustrators and engravers. Some of those named include: (illustrators) Jos. Cammarano; Dom. Casanova; Cava; Pietro la Vega; Aniel Lamberti; Jos. Lo Manto; Franc. Morelli; Navarra; A. Siesto; (engravers) Biondi; Ioh. Brun; Dom. Casanova; C. Cataneo; Nic. Cesarano; Mo. di Pietro; Philip. Imperato ; Joan. Ottaviani; Ant. Ricciani; Rossi; Vinc. Scarpati; Angelo Testa; Toro; and Ant. Zaballi

Pagination of each tomus: Tomus 1: [6], x, 90, 50, [2], i-lxxiii, [1] pages; Tomus 2: [4], 264, i-lxxvi pages; Tomus 3, parts 1-2: [6], xxiv, 44, xlviii, 56 pages

The leaves of plates (present in two sets, each numbered I through LVII) have uncolored and hand-colored versions for each number

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Tomus 1. Portrait frontispiece of Poli. Title page (1791). Poem. Dedication to Ferdinando IV. Praefatio. Introductio ad scientiam testaceorum (pages [1]-90). Ordo primus complectens testacea multivalvia (pages [1]-50). Parergorum huius primi ordinis explicatio ([1] page). Index capitum (pages i-xiii). Spiegazione succincta delle tavole contenute in questo primo volume (pages xiii-xlii). Explication abrégée des planches contenues dans ce premier volume (pages xliii-lxxiii) -- Tomus 2.Title page (1795). Poem. Parergi initialis huius secundi ordinis explicatio. Ordo secundus complectens testacea bivalvia (pages [1]-261. Parergi finalis huium secundi ordinis explicatio (pages 263-264). Index articulorum (pages i-xii). Spiegazione succincta delle tavole contenute in questo secondo volume (pages xiii-xliii, describing plates XIX-XXXIX). Explication abrégée des planches contenues dans ce second volume (pages xlv-lxxvi) -- Tomus 3. Title page (1826). Poem. Dedication to Francisco I. De vita praestantissimi equitis Iosephi Xaverii Polii Plinii Neapolitani pauca (pages [1]-xx). Praefatio (pages [xxi]-xxiv. Lectori benevolo (pages [xxiii]-xxiv. Ordo tertius complectens testacea univalvia nautilifera (pages [1]-42). Parergorum partis primae huius tertii ordinis explicatio (pages 43-44). Index articulorum (page [1]). Index nominum (pages ii-iii). Spiegazione succincta delle tavole (pages v-xxv). Explication abrégée des planches (pages xxvii-xlviii). Title page (Testacea utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabuli aeneis illustrata a Stephano delle Chiaje. Tomus tertius pars altera Parmae, 1827). Poem. Ordo tertius, pars altera (pages [3]-56. Tomus 4. Plates I-LVII (uncolored), I-LVII (hand-colored)

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