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Ruscelli, Girolamo

Of the manner of composing in verse in the Italian language, 1741

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Information

Venice, heirs of M. Sessa, 1587. In 8°. On the title page typographical brand, illustrated drop caps, woodcut headpieces, finials and friezes, halos and reddenings and stains involving various leaves, in the upper margin very trimmed leaves, some with loss of text, coeval parchment binding, on the spine handwritten titles, flat cuts front and handwritten notes faded, back plate heavily browned, spots and gaps. Ownership notes on the title page, on the front endpapers and on the obverse of the front endpaper. § Girolamo Tagliazucchi, Collection of poems. Turin, Nova Stamperia Regia, 1741. In 8°. Decorated drop caps, headpieces, finials and woodcut friezes, contemporary handwritten account transactions on the back of the front pastedown, flourishes and diffuse halos on several pages, first issue incomplete, A6 paper glued to the next issue, contemporary parchment binding with widespread gaps.

Specialist Notes

Volume 2: Works by Boccaccio, Monsignor della Casa, Bembo etc. collected by Girolamo Tagliazucchi, professor of eloquence at the Royal University of Turin with the aim of being textbooks for his students.

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