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DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LOS PREMIOS CONCEDIDOS POR EL REY NUESTRO SEÑOR à LOS DISCÃPULOS DE LAS TRES NOBLES ARTES HECHA POR LA REAL ACADEMIA DE SAN FERNANDO EN LA JUNTA PÚBLICA DE 13 DE JULIO DE 1799
1799ST19468Madrid: Viuda de Widow of Joaquín Ibarra 1799. 310 x 210 mm. 12 1/4 x 8 1/4". 2p.l. 144 pp. <br/> Extremely nice sprinkled calf covers with gilt chain roll border smooth spine divided by plain rules and decorative rolls into compartments with floral ornament at center marbled endpapers edges sprinkled red. A Large Paper Copy. Front pastedown with evidence of bookplate removal the ex-libris of Brian Stilwell pasted over it. ◆Rear joint with thin crack corners somewhat rubbed a couple small abrasions but the binding solid and still lustrous. Internally A BEAUTIFUL COPY--EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN FRESH AND BRIGHT and with vast margins.<br/> <br/> This is an almost astonishingly well-preserved example of the press work that made Joaquin Ibarra the most renowned Spanish printer of all time and along with Baskerville Bodoni and Didot one of the great European printers of the 18th century. His large paper copies like the present item were especially beautiful printed on linen paper with margins that occupy a good deal more space than the text. Ibarra 1725-85 trained at the Pontifical and Royal Printing Press managed by his brother Manuel before moving to Madrid to establish his own workshop. He created a secret formula for ink that was famed for its quality and brilliance producing an especially dark crisp text on the paper. The effect was enhanced by the technique he developed for "satinizing" the paper to remove any traces of the printing plate. After Ibarra's death the firm was carried on by his widow and heirs until 1836 maintaining the high standards he had set. The text here reports on the transactions of the Royal Academy of Fine Art between July 1796 and July 1799 and the prizes distributed by the king to academicians in the fields of painting sculpture and architecture. Previous owner Brian Stilwell is an active collector of a range of material focusing on printing as an art from incunabula to private press books. A member of the Philobiblon Club he donated 500 limited editions of fine press books to Rutgers University. Viuda de [Widow of] Joaquín Ibarra unknown
