<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-VGM">C0452</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Guide to the David de Boschi set design for an unidentified ballet <num>C0452</num></titleproper><subtitle>David de Boschi set design for an unidentified ballet</subtitle><author>Elizabeth Beckman</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://library.gmu.edu/img/mason-logo.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>November 13, 2019</date></p><address><addressline>Fenwick Library, MS2FL</addressline><addressline>4400 University Dr.</addressline><addressline>Fairfax, Virginia 22030</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 703-993-2220</addressline><addressline>Fax Number: 703-993-8911</addressline><addressline>speccoll@gmu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://scrc.gmu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-06-17 07:01:19 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is in English </langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>David de Boschi set design for an unidentified ballet</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="no2020104342" rules="dacs" source="local">De Boschi, David</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>C0452</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.01 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 item</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="0/0" type="inclusive">circa 1830-1840</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_dcdee0ffd17dbdf5b39fa409931f2894">Set design by David de Boschi for an unidentified ballet, probably by Antonio Cortesi.</abstract>
    <physloc id="aspace_0e96e63ab88ef680e1896ca9738720ad">R 72, C 3, S 1</physloc>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="ita">Italian</language>
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    <head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>There are no access restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Use Restrictions</head>
<p>No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>David de Boschi set design for an unidentified ballet, C0452, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_aa308e78df910ab9b988319f6fe1865f">
    <head>Acquisition Information</head>
<p>Purchased by Steve Gerber from Schubertiade Music on 2/22/2010.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Processing completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in November 2019. This item was formerly part of the Performing Arts Manuscript Materials collection, C0215.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Biographical Information</head>
<p>According to notes provided by Schubertiade Music, David de Boschi was a 19th century Italian set designer who worked in the region of Florence on operas and ballets. Antonio Cortesi (1796-1879) was an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer of the Romantic era who worked across Europe, choreographing over 60 ballets, including "Ines de Castro" and a version of "Giselle" ("Cortesi, Antonio").</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection consists of a single set design, with color, drawn by designer David de Boschi (the lower left hand corner reads "David de Boschi fece") for a ballet.  According to notes from Schubertiade, the dealer from which the item was purchased, it is probably for a ballet by choreographer Antonio Cortesi.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>This is a single item collection.</p>  </arrangement>
  <bibliography id="aspace_8aee8b40e1dd654646fbdaa5dc1e17f8">
    <head>Bibliography</head>
<p>"Cortesi, Antonio." The International Encyclopedia of Dance, Online Edition.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.  https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001/acref-9780195173697-e-0415. doi: 10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001</p>  </bibliography>
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    <subject authfilenumber="sh85011275" source="lcsh">Ballet</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85134593" source="lcsh">Theaters -- Stage setting and scenery</subject>
    <persname authfilenumber="no2004075705" rules="aacr" source="naf">Cortesi, Antonio, 1796-1879</persname>
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