Porta et fenestra di Bonaventura Presti. Frammenti di un libro napoletano del Seicento

Abstract

Eleven separated engravings, which represent portals, and a partially cut out frontispiece are the first evidence of the exis139 tence of a hanbook edited by the architect Bonaventura Presti and probably published in Naples between 1651 and 1664. The images reveal the adoption of formulas referring to the activity of Cosimo Fanzago, and some clues prove their circulation as operational models between the XVII century and early XVIII century in Palermo.