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Scoppa, Luigi Giovanni

Spicilegium, in duas partes distinctum, nunc recens multis locupletatum vocabulis, manu ejusdem authoris adscriptis et seriatim redactis, 1561

Estimate

€ 120 - 200

Sold

€ 168

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Information

Venice, Giovanni Varisco, 1561. In 2nd. Printer's brand on the title page and on the colophon, portrait of the author on the verso of the title page, woodworm work on a few pages, some light foxing, modern half parchment binding with corners and marbled paper. Ownership signature on title page.

Specialist Notes

Interesting vernacular Latin vocabulary written by the Neapolitan grammarian Luigi Giovanni Scoppa. Of particular interest is the rich testimony that Scoppa offers of southern vernacular speech: in translating Latin terms, the grammarian often refers to Neapolitan dialectal forms and more generally to vernacular words widespread in the south.