Commedia Dell’Arte, from Inkwell Press
$40.00
(Inkwell Press) The Italian ‘Commedia Dell’Arte’. Written, Illustrated, & Decorated by Vincent Torre. New York. 1983. 77p. 10.5” x 7.5”. Black and white full-page reproductions of drawings by Torre. Printed in Garamond, on Perkins & Squier paper. Red cloth boards with title in black on front and spine. One in an edition of 200 copies, numbered and signed by Vincent Torre. Fine.
A fascinating explanation by Torre of the history, subjects, troupes, characters and masks of the commedia dell’arte. Torre also explains the importance of the commedia dell’arte in introducing women on equal terms with men in the productions.
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