Delle uova e dei nidi degli uccelli, libro primo ...
Delle uova e dei nidi degli uccelli is an 1737 Italian natural history treatise on bird eggs and nests by Giuseppe Ginanni, printed in Venice by Antonio Bortoli for naturalists and scholars. Its pictures are ornamental woodcut headpieces and cartouches built from scrolling acanthus, floral sprays, birds and a female head, offering designers a dense repertoire of Rococo ornament for frames, title pages and dividers.


































