1553 FRANCESCO PETRARCA ILLUSTRATED antique 16th
PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. 1304-1374.
Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo.
Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION
2 parts in one volume.
4to: 6 by 8.5" (208 x 149 mm).
Titles within woodcut historiated border incorporating portraits of Petrarca and Laura;
6 woodcut illustrations in the Trionfi large woodcut initials.
19th century calf binding with gilt decoration on the front cover.
Very good interior condition, front cover re-attached
Provenance:
Early ink stamp on title; large 19th century bookplate; purchased from William Salloch.
Edition of Gesualdo's commentary printed by on of the most influential Italian printers of the mid-16th century.
With custom clamshell box.
Text in Italian
Adams P-820; Mortimer Italian 377.
Francesco Petrarca (1304 – 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism.
In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante Alighieri.
Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca.
Petrarch's sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of the "Dark Ages," which most modern scholars now find misleading and inaccurate.
Reserve: $945.00
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PETRARCA, FRANCESCO. 1304-1374.
Il Petrarcha con la spositione di m. Giovanni Andrea Gesualdo.
Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1553.
FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION
2 parts in one volume.
4to: 6 by 8.5" (208 x 149 mm).
Titles within woodcut historiated border incorporating portraits of Petrarca and Laura;
6 woodcut illustrations in the Trionfi large woodcut initials.
19th century calf binding with gilt decoration on the front cover.
Very good interior condition, front cover re-attached
Provenance:
Early ink stamp on title; large 19th century bookplate; purchased from William Salloch.
Edition of Gesualdo's commentary printed by on of the most influential Italian printers of the mid-16th century.
With custom clamshell box.
Text in Italian
Adams P-820; Mortimer Italian 377.
Francesco Petrarca (1304 – 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism.
In the 16th century, Pietro Bembo created the model for the modern Italian language based on Petrarch's works, as well as those of Giovanni Boccaccio, and, to a lesser extent, Dante Alighieri.
Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca.
Petrarch's sonnets were admired and imitated throughout Europe during the Renaissance and became a model for lyrical poetry. He is also known for being the first to develop the concept of the "Dark Ages," which most modern scholars now find misleading and inaccurate.
Reserve: $945.00
Shipping:
Domestic: Flat-rate of $25.00 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S.
International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination. International shipping may be subject to VAT.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Location: This item ships from Pennsylvania
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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