Item
XIX Favole (dal Lafontaine)
- Title
- en_US XIX Favole (dal Lafontaine)
- Description
- en_US Signed by Domenico Guerrini
- Domenico Guerrini
- Creator
- en_US Guerrini, Domenico See all items with this value
- Date
- 2022-11-07T16:11:28Z
- 2020-04
- en_US 1891
- Date Available
- 2022-11-07T16:11:28Z
- Date Issued
- en_US 1891
- Abstract
- en_US "A Vittorio Sanguinetti il Giorno delle sue Nozze colla Signorina Elena Ghiron." Now this seems unusual in this collection. I gather that Domenico Guerrini has translated into Italian these nineteen fables and then printed them up in this 34-page booklet, tied with a nice ribbon through the spine, as a gift to Vittorio Sanguinetti on his wedding day. That I have not seen before! The first thing one finds upon opening the booklet is a message to Sanguinetti which concludes this way: "Now enjoy your new happiness, keep in mind the good intention and leave the booklet closed. You will then open it when a crown of beautiful and good little children will jump around you. asking for a gay fairy tale. However much I tried, I couldn't find a better wish than this." Indeed! The fables start with old standards, like GA, FC, "Two Mules," and TMCM. No illustrations. What a strange and wonderful find! Guerrini is well known enough to make it into Italian Wikipedia. Neither of the spouses made it into Wikipedia, but I hope that their children got to love fables like these!
- Identifier
- en_US 12363 (Access ID)
- Language
- en_US eng
- Publisher
- en_US Domenico Guerrini
- en_US Milan, Italy
- Subject
- Jean de La Fontaine See all items with this value
- Item sets
- Carlson Fable Collection Books