Armida
Subtitle: opera musicale
By: tradotta dal francese, senza mutar le note del famoso Gio. Battista Lulli
Publisher: Per Angelo Bernabò, si vendono nella libraria di Nicolò Corallo, all'insegna della Virtù, in Parione
Published: 1690
Place of publication: In Roma
Language: ita; fre
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Operas; Librettos
Notes: "Con licenza de' superiori."

Five acts; libretto proper in Italian and French on facing pages.

Imprimatur, on title page verso.

"Avvertimento al lettore"--Unnumbered pages 3-5.

"Prologo"/"Prologue"--Pages 2-7.

Performers' names not given.

Translated by Jean Bertet, who also wrote the preface, see Staffieri, G. L'Athalie di Racine e l'oratorio romano alla fine del XVII secolo, in Revue de musicologie (1991), page 294.

Tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully to a libretto by Quinault, Philippe after Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata; first performed in Paris at the Opéra, February 15, 1686, see Grove music online.

Signatures: pi⁴A-D⁸E⁴F⁸

Ownership signature on verso of front fly leaf: Ex Libris F. Th. du Caurroy; De la famille des Courmartin, celui-ci était chevalier de Malte; ownership label to front pastedown: From the library of Virginia House Richmond; call number to verso of front flyleaf: 782, L, Case 2.

Annotations throughout by F. Th. du Caurroy.

Bound in contemporary gilt calf, stamped with arms of Robert le Fèvre de Caumartin (1640-1729); Spine title: Armida in gilt to red label; 7 raised bands; marbled pastedowns and end papers; bound with 15 blank leaves at end.