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Thursday 24 June 2021 e Friday 25 June 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Brusantino, Vincenzo

Angelica in love [...] Revised by the same author, and corrected by the diligent Academician Pellegrino, 1553

Estimate

€ 400 - 800

Sold

€ 896

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Venice, F. Marcolini, 1553. In 8 ° grande. Woodblock letterpress on the title page and another different one engraved full-page at the end within a medallion with architectural elements with volutes and plants, elegant figured drop caps at the beginning of each canto, text in italics printed on 2 columns, gaps compensated for the title page and various cards some stains, binding of the century. XIX in red leather, back with 4 nerves, dry-embossed friezes and author compartments, peeling.

Specialist Notes

Casali in Francesco Marcolini's Annals of Venetian Typography considers this edition (see no.101) to be a counterfeit of the 1550 edition.