Celotti, Luigi
Owner Id00011775
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1759 - 1843
Other InformationSupposed dates. Abbot and bookseller; see E. Jacobs, ZfB 27 (1910), 367; Frati 154-5; Parenti I 246; Importation from Italy. A Catalogue of a Very Rare and Curious Collection (London: S. Sotheby, 26 Apr. 1819). A Catalogue of a Highly Valuable and Extremely Curious Collection of Illumined Miniature Paintings taken from the Choir Books of the Papal Chapel in the Vatican during the French Revolution; and subsequently collected and brought to this Country by the Abate Celotti. London, Mr. Christie, May 26, 1825. His biography has been reconstructed in the PhD work of Anne-Marie Eze (Courtauld Institute, London): Abbé Luigi Celotti (1759-1843): Connoisseur, Dealer, and Collector of Illuminated Miniatures.
Other Identifierhttps://aeolus.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/incunables/provenances_for_mei.xml#xpointer(//*[@id=
Activity
Start (year)1759
End (year)1843
NoteSupposed dates.
Note on the geographic regionBMC V:
p. 579: IA.24725;
BMC VI:
p. 809: IA.29174.
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationReligious
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