ITALIAN. 151 



con le Figure cavate dal vero e diHgentemente inta- 

 gliate in rame dal Tempesta e dal Villamena. Opera 

 di Gio. Pietro Olina, Novarese, Dottor di Legge. 

 Dedicata al Sig. Cavalier dal Pozzo. [Armorial.] 

 Con privilegio del Sommo Pontefice. In Roma, ap- 

 presso Andrea Fei. 1622. 4to. 



Dedication 2 pp., then 67 leaves with full-page engraving on 

 verso of each ; pp. 68-81 to Indice, which occupies 6 leaves. 



Another edition on larger and better paper, with title slightly 

 altered and within engraved border. In Roma, presso M. 

 Angelo di Rossi, 1684, 4to. In this edition the following plates 

 have been re-engraved : — Tordo, p. 5; Bubbola^ p. 36 ; Caccia col 

 bracco a retCy p. 51 ; DelT uccellar con la ragna, p. 61 ; and all the 

 plates differ from those in the earlier edition in having a border 

 at top and bottom. 



Considering the date at which these engravings were exe- 

 cuted, they are much superior to the figures of birds by English 

 and French artists of the same period, excepting perhaps those 

 by Francis Barlow engraved by Hollar. Chiefly song-birds are 

 represented of the natural size (pp. 1-50), but in addition (pp. 

 51-81) there are plates of partridge and quail netting; par- 

 tridge-hawking with the Goshawk; trap to catch a Sparrow- 

 hawk; and illustrations of the mode in which bird-catchers 

 employ the Little Owl {Civetta) and falconers the Eagle Owl 

 {Gufo) depicted on a much finer scale by Ridinger (No. 103). 



A French translation of Olina's work appeared in Paris in 

 1774 (No. 178). 



279. PRANCUCCI (Scipione, Aretino). La Cac- 

 cia Etrusca : PoEMA. Firenze, appresso i Giunti. 

 1624. 4to. 



Not seen. Thus described by Lastri {Bibl. Georgica, p. 56) : 

 " Canti xvi. in ottava rima. S' imagina e si rappresenta una 

 nobilissima caccia in Toscana, dove intervengono con Ferdi- 

 nando II. de Medici, i principali signori di Roma e di Toscana. 

 Pill descrittivo che istruttivo." 



As Falconry was then popular in Tuscany, it will probably 

 be found mentioned by this author. See Mortara (No. 293). 



