116
Giochi
Paribona, Innocenzo
Guess it Grillo, that is, the Finte Sorti, a curious and beautiful work of seventy questions [...] to pass the time in vigils and honest conversations, 1647
Estimate
€ 100 - 200
Sold
€ 203
The price includes buyer's premium
Do you have a similar item you would like to sell?
Information
[Tivoli], Francesco Felice Mancini, 1647. In 16°. Woodcut vignette on the title page, woodcut decorations, heavily trimmed copy, with some losses and restorations, water stain on the upper margin, some loose leaves, half leather and marbled paper binding on the back, detached from the body of the book, minor wear. Ownership stamp on the title page.
Specialist Notes
A very rare 1647 edition of this curious collection of 17th-century riddles. The expression "indovinala grillo!" is a Tuscan expression, now obsolete, used to indicate something uncertain or impossible to predict. According to popular tradition, the saying derives from an episode related to the court of Cosimo II de' Medici: a young prince challenged the jester Grillo to guess what he was holding in his hand. Another interpretation links the expression to an ancient game based on the movements of a cricket to make predictions.
Contact
Suggested lots
Caricamento lotti suggeriti...
More Lots
119
Heinlin , Johann Jacob
Sol temporum sive Chronologia Mystica, 1646
Estimate € 100 - 200
Starting bid € 100
![Treatise on the Language [...], in which with a full and distinct Instruction all the Rules and the foundations of the Italian Language are declared.](https://api.finarte.it/api/lotto/immagine/194684/0/300.jpg)