Research Catalog

Title

Notes upon dancing, historical and practical, by C. Blasis... Followed by a history of the Imperial and Royal Academy of Dancing, at Milan, to which are added biographical notices of the Blasis family... Ed. and tr., from the original French and Italian, by R. Barton...[microform]

Author

Blasis, Carlo, 1803-1878.

Publication

London, M. Delaporte, 1847.

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Details

Additional Authors

Barton, R.

Description

1 l., ii p., 1 l., 190 p. plates, ports., fold. table.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Blasis, Francesco Antonio de
• Blasis, Annunziata Ramaccini, 1807-1892
• Milan. La Scala. Accademia di Ballo

Note

• Microfilm. Ballets composed by Blasis: p. 105-106.
• On same microfilm reel: *ZBD-*MGO p.v. 28, *ZBD-*MGO p.v. 29, *ZBD-*MGO p.v. 30, *ZBD-*MGS (English) p.v. 1 nos. 1-8, *ZBD-*MGT p.v. 1 nos. 2-4.

Contents

CONTENTS.--Part 1. Rise, progress, decline & revival of dancing. Works on dancing. Celebrated dancers. Description of ancient & modern dances.--Part 2. The origin, progress, and present state of the Imperial and Royal Academy of Dancing at Milan. Extracts from the Gazetta, Moda, Strenna, and other Italian journals. The Pleiades.--Part 3. Memoir of C. Blasis. List of his works. Synoptical table. Memoir of Madame Blasis. Memoir of F. A. Blasis the elder. Memoir of Virginia Blasis. Notice upon her monument in Santa Croce at Florence.

Call Number

*ZBD-*MGT p.v. 1, no. 1

LCCN

05035051

OCLC

• 5147941
• NYPY710492264-B

Author

Blasis, Carlo, 1803-1878.

Title

Notes upon dancing, historical and practical, by C. Blasis... Followed by a history of the Imperial and Royal Academy of Dancing, at Milan, to which are added biographical notices of the Blasis family... Ed. and tr., from the original French and Italian, by R. Barton...[microform]

Imprint

London, M. Delaporte, 1847.

Local Subject

Folk dancing.

Ballet -- Essays.

Ballet -- History.

Added Author

Barton, R. Translator

Research Call Number

*ZBD-*MGT p.v. 1, no. 1