Eximeno, Antonio. (1729–1809) Dell'origine e delle regole della musica colla storia del suo progresso, decadenza, e rinnovazione.Italian language treatise on the origin, rules, and history of music, the latter described as music's "progress, decline, and renewal." Upright quarto. Contemporary vellum with gilt lettering to spine and marbled edges. Title with motto from Virgil to verso; frontispiece with engraved portrait of the dedicatee, Maria Antonia Walburga of Bavaria, Queen of Saxony (17241780), engraved by Giovanni Brunetti, Rome; [7] pages of dedication, [3] pages of