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Incunabolo - Giovenale, Decimo Giunio

Satyrae, 1498

Estimate

€ 2.000 - 3.000

Sold

€ 2.580

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Information

Venice, Giovanni Tacuino de Tridino, 24 July 1498. 218 leaves, woodcut vignette on A1 recto paper depicting Antonio Mancinelli, Domizio Calderini, Giorgio Merula and Giorgio Valla, woodcut initials, some notes and margins by contemporary hand, partially trimmed, some browned paper, small water drop on the outer margin of some leaves, occasional foxing, halo on the inner margin of the last leaves, last leaf partially detached and with small gaps, without loss of text, 18th century marbled leather binding, gold titles on a red tag on a 5-ribbed spine, gold decorations on the compartments, spray cuts, small defect on a cap, light abrasions on the covers. Ownership note erased on A1 recto paper, and another ownership note partly trimmed on the same paper.

Specialist Notes

Edition of the Satires with commentary by Antonio Mancinelli, Domizio Calderini, Giorgio Merula and Giorgio Valla, depicted in woodcut at the beginning of the volume. IGI 5602; BMC V 533; Goff J666; Essling 785; Sander 3729.