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[FRANCIS I, Emperor of Germany.]

TONINI, Antonio. Descrizione del funebre apparato con cui dal pubblico della citta di Pescia sono state celebrate le solenni esequie in quella chiesa Cattedrale, il di 8. Febbraro 1766, per la morte dell' augustissimo imperatore Francesco Primo, Granduca di Toscana &c. &c. &c.; unita all'orazione funerale recitata dal nobil uomo Girolamo Orlandi ...

Lucca, per Giuseppe Rocchi, 1766. 4to, pp. 20, with 1 engraved plate illustrating the catafalque; occasionally some dust-soiling; bound in 19th century boards. First edition. Description by Antonio Tonini of the public mourning for Emperor Francis I (1708-1765) in the cathedral of Pescia; together with the funeral oration given by Girolamo Orlandi. The funeral architecture, decoration of the cathedral and the design of the catafalque was the work of the local architect, Francesco Tani. Moreni II, 137; RLIN locates a single copy: New York Public; not in OCLC.

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