CAVICEO, Jacopo (1443-1511). Libro del Peregrino. Venice: Be...
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CAVICEO, Jacopo (1443-1511). Libro del Peregrino. Venice: Bernardino de Lisona Vercellese, March 1520.
scarcesixteenth-century edition of the Peregrino, one of the most successful sentimental romances of the Italian Renaissance. First published in 1508, the story of the troubled love affair between Peregrino and Ginevra enjoyed remarkable publishing success, giving rise to numerous Italian, French and Spanish editions throughout the sixteenth century.
4to (207 × 148 mm). Title-page within an elegant woodcut border (lacking final blank; uniformly browned; worming throughout, with careful restoration, mostly confined to the margins but more extensive in the final leaves). 18th-century full vellum (minor signs of wear). (1)
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CAVICEO, Jacopo (1443-1511). Libro del Peregrino. Venice: Bernardino de Lisona Vercellese, March 1520.
scarcesixteenth-century edition of the Peregrino, one of the most successful sentimental romances of the Italian Renaissance. First published in 1508, the story of the troubled love affair between Peregrino and Ginevra enjoyed remarkable publishing success, giving rise to numerous Italian, French and Spanish editions throughout the sixteenth century.
4to (207 × 148 mm). Title-page within an elegant woodcut border (lacking final blank; uniformly browned; worming throughout, with careful restoration, mostly confined to the margins but more extensive in the final leaves). 18th-century full vellum (minor signs of wear). (1)
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