Martinengo dalle Palle collection of Italian death notices
Scope and Content of the Collection
Collection of 119 Italian death notices, primarily for members of the Martinengo family and other families of the Venetian nobility, collected by different members of the Martinengo dalle Palle family of Brescia and Venice throughout the 19th century. While most were printed in Venice, several were printed in Brescia or Padua. More than thirty different printers and presses are represented in the collection, especially Barozzi, Giuseppe Deyé, Joseph Kier, Giovanni Kirchmayr, Gaetano Longo, Giambattista Merlo, Pellegrini, and Ripamonti Carpano of Venice. Other printers include Giuseppe Antonelli, Corradini, G. Draghi, Melchiorre Fontana, Giuseppe Grimaldo, Rizzi, Tipografia del commercio, Tipografia Emiliana, Tipografia Gaspari, and Tiografia Santini in Venice; Bettoni e comp., Pio Istituto in San Barnaba, Francesco Speranza, and Tipografia Valotti in Brescia; and Pietro Prosperini in Padua.
The notices in the collection showcase the evolution of Italian printing from letterpress to lithography over the course of the 19th century. They show evidence of changes in printing techniques, materials, and styles, from Neoclassical to Romantic. Some earlier notices are illustrated with woodcuts and wood engravings, while many notices in the collection are illustrated with lithographic vignettes and decorative borders. Some printers made use of different paper stocks and colors, including coated, blue, pink, and black papers, and metallic gold and silver inks.
Some of the death notices are addressed in manuscript to members of the Martinengo dalle Palle family at their palace at San Marcuola in Venice, especially Count Venceslao and Countess Maria Elena Memmo Martinengo dalle Palle. Some of these have been folded, postmarked, and mailed to the count and countess.
Dates
- Creation: 1822-1877
Creator
- Martinengo dalle Palle (Family : Brescia, Italy) (Collector, Family)
- Martinengo dalle Palle, Maria Elena Memmo, contessa, 1799- (Collector, Person)
- Martinengo dalle Palle, Venceslao, conte, 1797-1880 (Collector, Person)
- Antonelli, Giuseppe, 1793-1861 (Printer, Person)
- Barozzi (Firm : Venice, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Barozzi & Corradini (Printer, Organization)
- Bettoni e comp. (Brescia, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Bianchi, C., active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Corradini (Firm : Venice, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Deyé, Giuseppe, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Draghi, G. (Printer, Person)
- Fontana, Melchiorre (Printer, Person)
- Gio. Cecchini e comp. (Printer, Organization)
- Grimaldo, Giuseppe (Printer, Person)
- Hennert, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Kier, Joseph (Printer, Person)
- Kirchmayr, Giovanni (Printer, Person)
- Longo, Gaetano (Printer, Person)
- Merlo, Giambattista (Printer, Person)
- Pellegrini, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Pio Istituto in San Barnaba (Brescia, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Prosperini, Pietro (Printer, Person)
- Ripamonti Carpano, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Rizzi (Firm : Venice, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Speranza, Francesco, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
- Tip. Cres. (Firm : Padua, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia del commercio (Venice, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia della Gazzetta (Venice, Italy) (Printer, Organization)
- Tiopgrafia della Sentinella bresciana (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia Emiliana (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia Gaspari (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia Santini (Printer, Organization)
- Tipografia Valotti (Printer, Organization)
- Veneta, active 19th century (Printer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Martinengo dalle Palle collection of Italian death notices is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Martinengo dalle Palle collection of Italian death notices is the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org
Biography of the Martinengo dalle Palle family
The Martinengo dalle Palle family is a cadet branch of the noble Martinengo family, which settled in Brescia, Italy in the 12th century. Members of the Martinengo dalle Palle branch remained in Brescia and also settled in Venice. Count Venceslao IV and Countess Maria Elena Memmo Martinengo dalle Palle resided in Venice in San Marcuola in the 19th century and had fourteen children.
Extent
0.3 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
Italian
Abstract
Collection of 119 Italian death notices, primarily for members of the Martinengo family and other families of the Venetian nobility, collected by different members of the Martinengo dalle Palle family of Brescia and Venice throughout the 19th century. While most were printed in Venice, several were printed in Brescia or Padua. More than thirty different printers and presses are represented in the collection.
Organization
Materials are arranged alphabetically by printer.
Collection Stack Location
3a 29
Provenance
Purchase, Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 2021.
Processed by
Jessica Grzegorski, 2022.
Subject
- Martinengo family (Family)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Death notices -- Italy -- Specimens
- Death notices -- Italy -- Venice -- Specimens
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Italy -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Italy -- Venice -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Nobility -- Italy -- Death
- Nobility -- Italy -- Genealogy
- Nobility -- Italy -- Venice -- Death
- Nobility -- Italy -- Venice -- Genealogy
- Printing -- Italy -- Specimens
- Printing -- Italy -- Venice -- Specimens
- Title
- Martinengo dalle Palle collection of Italian death notices, 1822-1876
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jessica Grzegorski
- Date
- ©2022.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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