Museo della Musica - The Martyrdom of Saint Eustace

Pietro Ottoboni (Venice, 1667 – Rome 1740)1690

Musei Civici di Bologna
Bologna, Italy

Among over 7,000 libretti in the Bologna Museo della Musica Library, one stands out: the libretto for the opera "The Martyrdom of Saint Eustace" by Flavio Carlo Lanciani, with a libretto by Pietro Ottoboni, composed in 1690. What makes it so special? The Roman printer Giacomo Komarek printed the entire libretto... on silk!

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Title: Museo della Musica - The Martyrdom of Saint Eustace
Creator: Pietro Ottoboni (Venice, 1667 – Rome 1740)
Date Created: 1690
Rights: Settore Musei Civici Bologna | Comune di Bologna
Medium: print on silk

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