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107 Classici latini

Virgilio Marone, Publio

The works of Virgil of Mantua, namely the Bucolic, the Georgic, and the Aeneid, commented in the Tuscan vernacular by Giovanni Fabrini from Fighine, by Carolo Malatesta from Rimene, and by Filippo Venuti from Cortona., 1588

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Venice, Marchiò Sessa, 1588. In 8°. Printer's device on the title page, woodcut initials, friezes, and vignettes on 3/4 or half a page, restoration on the title page, first and last leaves slightly loose, woodworm damage on the lower margin of the first three leaves, slight foxing, more intense on some leaves, some light water stains, the last leaf with the printer's device is missing, contemporary leather binding, blind-stamped frame on the covers, title on the spine, some small gaps on the spine, minor defects. Handwritten notes on the flyleaf.

Specialist Notes

A splendid and rare vernacular edition, enriched by commentaries by Fabrini, Malatesta, and Venuti. The work reproduces the woodcuts from the 1519 edition, inspired by the illustrations in the famous Strasbourg print by Grüninger in 1502. Furthermore, Book VI of the Aeneid alone is adorned with twelve woodcuts taken from Vellutello's edition of the Commedia, published by Marcolini in 1544.